The third of February is usually known as the day that music died. The plane that crashed while carrying Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper J.P. Richardson was one of the first big music tragedies in the modern era. There is another tragedy that occurred on the same day a few years… Continue reading 41: Telstar, Production Wizardry, and Tragedy.
Category: Phil Spector
16: A Mad Genius, The Wall Of Sound, And Murder
This article was originally produced in January 2021. Over the weekend a musical production prodigy died. Phil Spector shaped modern music as we know it today. The imprint he left in popular music can only be matched by the people who gave us digital recording or amplifying sound. Unfortunately, his early years had been overshadowed… Continue reading 16: A Mad Genius, The Wall Of Sound, And Murder
7: A Lawsuit, A Countersuit, and Rock and Roll
What is there not to say about the Beatles? The Fab Four broke so many boundaries in the 1960s that they rewrote the whole pop song experience. The influence is heard to this day. I believe that the band have done more for music than anyone else in music history. Even the influencers have influences.… Continue reading 7: A Lawsuit, A Countersuit, and Rock and Roll