Everyone knows what happened the day the music died. Richie Valens, JP ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson, and most famously of all Buddy Holly all died in an aeroplane crash on route to their next venue. The question is, how did Buddy Holly get into that situation? The next big thing in the then-new craze of… Continue reading 96: A Winter Dance Party, A Snowstorm, and The Day The Music Died
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79: Undiscovery, Folk Music, and Kitchen Recordings
There are so many undiscovered great artists in the world. To make it to the top you need to be in the right place at the right time, you need to be just as lucky as you are talented. Yes, it’s easier to make your music more available to the public now than it ever… Continue reading 79: Undiscovery, Folk Music, and Kitchen Recordings
70: Thanksgiving, Finale’s, and Robbery
Eric Clapton, the guitar god himself, inducting The Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said ‘I travelled to Woodstock to meet the Band to ask to join, but I didn’t have the guts to ask them’ and many people in the industry felt this way about The Band. They were the musicians,… Continue reading 70: Thanksgiving, Finale’s, and Robbery
67: Religion, Prime Time, and Fighting The Real Enemy
Religion and modern music have always had a rocky relationship. When the Rock and Roll era started it was classed as the devil’s music. Outrage was caused when John Lennon was quoted as saying that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus (although they probably were). In the late 1980s members of the Scandinavian Death Metal… Continue reading 67: Religion, Prime Time, and Fighting The Real Enemy
43: Beatles, Bangladesh, and Benefit Concerts
There’s an adage ‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know’ which is not just used in music but is used in just about everything. Whether it’s a job promotion or moving house knowing a friend with a connection is always helpful more than a hindrance. So, when a member of the world’s most famous band… Continue reading 43: Beatles, Bangladesh, and Benefit Concerts