Tagged: Nick Scarfo

June 25, 2015

Philly Mob Seen Better Days

ORGANIZED CRIME Or Maybe They’re Just Staying Out of the Headlines Last year, for the first time in contemporary Philadelphia mob history,...

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GLEN CAMPBELL & The Wrecking Crew

ALLMAN BROTHERS Made Blues Part of Southern Rock’s Lineage

ZZ TOP: Two Beards & a Drummer Named Beard Wrote the Book on Texas Boogie

CANNED HEAT: Sex, Drugs & The Blues

My List of 20 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era

PAUL SIMON: Easy Does It in Rock’s Pantheon

NEIL YOUNG & LYNYRD SKYNYRD: The Friendliest of Feuds

PROGRESSIVE ROCK: a Wayward Link in Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Saga?

GRATEFUL DEAD: Jerry Garcia, Owsley & Mountain Girl

Abbey Road’s “The End”–A BEATLES’ Farewell

Revolver: The BEATLES at Their Collaborative and Creative Best

BOB DYLAN: Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper Helped Create His Masterpiece

BEATLES White Album: Brilliance Overcame Adversity

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Cover songs by Manfred Mann, Patti Smith, The Band and Pointer Sisters Make the Cut

THE WHO: Did Pete Townshend’s Political Odyssey Begin at Woodstock?

ROLLING STONES: How a ruthless manager, Allen Klein, snatched the rights to their best songs

MIKE BLOOMFIELD & AL KOOPER: Helping Bob Dylan create a masterpiece

THE SPINNERS: They Thrived When They Jilted Motown for Atlantic Records

BUDDY HOLLY: Ranking the Unrealized Accomplishments of Departed Rock Stars

FLEETWOOD MAC: New Tour Brings Memories of the Original Blues Version

U2’s Album Giveaway on iTunes Compels Bono’s Public Regret

JAMES TAYLOR’s Bite of the Apple a Hard Lesson in Storied Career

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH: We Still Dig the Harmony

The YARDBIRDS: One Band. Three Greatest Guitars Ever.

JIMI HENDRIX’s Electric Lady Recording Studio

SHERYL CROW’s song, “All I Wanna Do,” Gives Poet Wyn Cooper His 15 Minutes

MARVIN GAYE: Ahead of His Time

BOB DYLAN: Medgar Evers and The Times They Are-a Changin’