When Atlantic Records Traded R&B for Rock ‘n’ Roll
After Ray Charles departed Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun banked on long-haired rockers. The great Ahmet Ertegun: the son of a...
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Jackie DeShannon Probably Wrote That Song
DeShannon’s songs were covered by dozens of artists, notably ’60s singers Brenda Lee and Marianne Faithfull. Singer/Songwriter Jackie DeShannon is...
Rockabilly: Short Shelf Life, Long on Memories
Sun Records was ground zero for rockabilly, which literally means rock ‘n’ roll performed by hillbillies. 15 Minutes of Fame...
Late Seventies: Disco, Punk, and Classic Rock Collide in a Burst of Music Diversity
The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You” got rockers moving on the disco dance floor. A Musical Feast In the late seventies,...
Top 10 ‘Friendliest’ Songs in the Rock Era
Here’s a Top 10 playlist of songs about friendship (plus a bonus round). Naturally, the Beatles, Stones and Dylan top...
Notable Rock Books Now on the Shelves
Printed-word storytelling is not a lost art in this new crop of rock books hitting bookstores and libraries this fall....
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven’ found in a Speck of Northern Alabama
‘The Swampers’ in Muscle Shoals integrated soul, rock and the blues to become sought-after, elite instrumentalists You’re in rock ‘n’...
The Musical Journey of ‘House of the Rising Sun’
British Invaders Eric Burdon’s Animals made the song famous in 1964. A young Bob Dylan gave it a whack two...
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...
When The Rolling Stones Crossed Over to Atlantic
The label switch came with a cast of characters: Ahmet Ertegun, Marshall Chess and Prince Rupert Loewenstein. The first meeting...
It Was 50 Years Ago Today! Rock Scaled New Heights in 1968
1968 marked the year when the Beatles topped the charts with a seven-minute single, Hendrix exquisitely covered Bob Dylan and...
Canned Heat: Sex, Drugs & The Blues
Even a Famed Dalliance with Blues Great John Lee Hooker Couldn’t Prevent the Tragic Deaths of Their Star Performers It...
