The Story of ‘Wooden Ships,’ the 1969 Song Composed Aboard David Crosby’s Boat
The beloved song, covered by Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the Jefferson Airplane, is actually about survivors of a nuclear...
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Helping Bob Dylan Create His Masterpiece
Mike Bloomfield’s and Al Kooper’s excellent adventure recording “Like A Rolling Stone” Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper met at the...
Deja Vu All Over Again for ‘Captain Many Hands’
Oddly, multi-instrumentalist Stephen Stills’ artistry left CSN no choice but to add the ‘Y’ It was July 1968 and three...
Great Rock Albums Were Abundant in the Year 1969
50 years ago today, the greatest band ever called it quits while two huge ones launched. The Beatles’ Last Hurrah...
Two Beloved Hit Songs Were Minted When Graham Nash Swapped Rock Bands
‘Marrakesh Express’ and ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ hugged the charts in 1969. You remember the Hollies…the Merseybeat-type band...
