A little while back I got on a bluegrass kick. I even learned a little bit of dobro (see https://roymusicusa.com/2021/06/28/seven-year-twitch-a-long-strange-trip-and-the-debut-album-of-wire-wood-steel/). While I wasn’t a complete stranger to the history of Bluegrass, I was aware that there were big gaps in…
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“Rollin In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”: A Guide To Bluegrass History By Subgenre
Tagged with: bluegrass, Guitar Fretboard
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Cause We Ended As Lovers . . : Jeff Beck 1944 – 2023
If you are reading this, then you’re into guitars and if you’re into guitars then you no doubt know of the passing of guitar legend Jeff Beck. There are plenty of online articles and videos that have gone into Beck’s…
Tagged with: David Bowie, guitar, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John McLaughlin, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rod Stewart, Rolling Strones, Tal Wilkenfeld
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Mrs. Peel . . . We’re Needed”: British TV Spy-Fi Music From The Sixties
Being the boomer that I am (yes, I know that as a member of a given market derived demographic I represent all that is wrong with the world. . . . you’re welcome) I have different pop culture references than…
Tagged with: British TV Show The Avengers, British TV Show The Prioner, Spy-fi
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Music Appreciation and Analysis
“White Stuff On My Nose” . . . : I Wanna Be A Lifeguard by Blotto
As we come to the tail of end of summer here, there’s a song that always comes to mind. The song: I Wanna Be A Lifeguard. The band: Blotto. I Wanna Be A Lifeguard – Blotto Coming from Albany, New…
Tagged with: Blotto, Dr. Demento, I Want To Be A Lifeguard, MTV, My Father's Place, We Are The Nowtones
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“It’s The Freakiest Show” . . : David Bowie’s Life On Mars?
I’m starting a project that (hopefully) will include fingerstyle guitar arrangements of classic rock songs. For some reason I thought I would have a go at David Bowie’s classic song “Life On Mars?”, a song that I had been listening…
Tagged with: David Bowie, Hunky Dory, Life On Mars?, Mick Ronson, Rick Wakeman
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Want Some Garcia With Your Salsa?” . . . : Jerry Garcia with Carlos Santana and Ruben Blades
As a music nerd I always got a kick when a musician you love and admire plays with another one of your musical heroes. It’s especially cool when it actually sounds as good as you hoped it would. Such is…
Tagged with: Carlos Santana, Jerry Garcia, Ruben Blades
Posted in Grateful Dead, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Grateful Dead, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“Lucky Day” . . . : The Importance of the Thirteenth of May
This past thirteenth of May was my mother’s 95th birthday. While I admit to my lack of objectivity on the matter, she is one of the most amazing people . . ever. Born in Vienna, Austria in 1927, she has…
Tagged with: Gil Evans, J Giles Bans, Magic Dick, Mary Wells, Miles Davis
Posted in Classic Rock, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
‘It Tolls For Thee” . . . : Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells
I remember I was fifteen years old in my bedroom reading Rolling Stone magazine (I thought I was so cool . . . ha!) and I saw this ad for a new record called Tubular Bells. I was a precocious…
Tagged with: Mike Oldfield, Prog Rock, Progressive Rock, Tubular Bells
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
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