Pat Martino, jazz guitarist extraordinaire, passed away recently at the age of 77. Pat started out in the Philadelphia jazz scene, playing in the soul jazz organ combos of Charles Earland, Don Patterson and Jack McDuff. You can certainly hear…
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“When Sunny Gets Blue” . . : Pat Martino 1944 – 2021
Tagged with: Jazz, jazz guitar, Pat Martino
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Lost In The Ozone Again” . . : George Frayne (aka Commander Cody) 1944 – 2021
Being a young Deadhead in the early Seventies, I was familiar with other bands that could be fitted into that very loose genre known as country rock. Actually, it didn’t matter very much if you were a deadhead or not,…
“Reacting To The Reactor’s Reactions” . . . : Professional Musicians React
If you’re a music nerd like yours truly and you spend a decent amount of time on YouTube in say, the last three years, then you have no doubt come across a music reaction video. Most of the time it…
Tagged with: Beatles, Nirvana, Professional Musicians React, Stevie Wonder
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Charlie’s good tonight, ain’t he?” . . : Charlie Watts (1941 -2021)
There’s not much I can to say that really matters so I’ll leave it to these snapshots of a life well lived. From the Keith Richard’s memoir “Life” – Shot by Martin Scorsese in 2006 at New York’s Beacon Theater.A…
Tagged with: All Down The Line, Charlie Watts, Drums, Gimmie Shelter, Guiro, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Percussion, Rolling Stones
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“She don’t remember the Queen of Soul”. : Aretha Franklin’s Rock Covers
It came up that earlier this week was the three year anniversary of Aretha Franklin’s death with numerous Internet music websites marking the occasion. One of them was UCR (Ultimate Classic Rock) who I want to thank for this one.…
“Stuck Inside A Mobile” . . : The 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival
The video below, courtesy of blues label Fat Possum Records is of the fourth (and last) Memphis Country Blues Festival. Taking place from June 6 through 8, 1969 in what was then known as the Overton Park Shell, the film…
Tagged with: John Fahey, Johnny Winter, Memphis Country Blues Festival, Rufus Thomas
Posted in Blues, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Play Dead”. . . : Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast Talk Dead Cover Bands
This is not the first time I’ve talked about the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast (see https://roymusicusa.com/2020/10/12/playing-to-the-tide-the-good-ol-grateful-deadcast-deep-dive-into-workingmans-dead/ and https://roymusicusa.com/2021/06/13/skull-roses-the-grateful-dead-as-we-know-them-today/) but the two recent episodes below hit a particularly special note with me (pun intended). They talk about the Grateful Dead as…
Tagged with: Dark Star Orchestra, Dead Cover Bands, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Zen Tricksters
Posted in Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“I Could Drink A Case Of You” . . : Joni Mitchell’s Blue At 50
Picking up on a thread from a previous post (https://roymusicusa.com/2021/05/26/no-regrets-coyote-joni-mitchells-hejira/), Joni Mitchell’s iconic masterpiece ‘Blue’ celebrated it’s 50th anniversary recently. As part of celebration, the Joni Mitchell Archives put out a five song EP of demos and outtakes called, appropriately…
Tagged with: Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell's Blue, Joni Mitchell's Blue 50th Anniversary
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Seven Year Twitch” : A Long Strange Trip and The Debut Album of Wire Wood & Steel
I realized this month that I’ve been writing this blog for seven years with at least two post a month without a break. Why have I done this for that long? Because I’m a music nerd and one thing that…
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