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Black Country Communion debut Sept. 21

Black Country Communion may not be a familiar name yet, but you’ll surely recognize the individual members of this great new rock band. Drummer Jason Bonham, bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes, guitarist Joe Bonamassa and keyboardist Derek Sherinian have melded their enormous collective talents into Black Country Communion, named after the area of England where [...]

Stevie Ray Vaughan 20 years later

It was 20 years ago, on August 27th, 1990, when we lost Stevie Ray Vaughan in a fatal helicopter crash. SRV had just performed at a sold out concert at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray and brother Jimmie Vaughan. His funeral in Oak Cliff, Dallas was attended by [...]

Songwriter John Hiatt 58

I’d like to acknowledge a birthday for singer, songwriter and guitarist John Hiatt, born August 20, 1952. Hiatt is one of the most interesting songwriters around today, he’s been nominated for eleven Grammy Awards. In 2008 he was awarded Songwriter/Artist of the Year at the Nashville Music Awards; Hiatt also received the Lifetime Achievement Award [...]

Robert Plant at 62

Vocalist Robert Plant, born August 20th, 1948, just celebrated his 62nd birthday. I’ve always been a Led Zeppelin fan, not only for Plant’s outrageous vocals, but also because I admire John Bonham’s uncanny sense of timing as a drummer. One of my favorite Robert Plant solo projects is the short-lived Honeydrippers group, formed in 1984 [...]

Ginger Baker at 71

Ginger Baker, born August 19th, 1939, just celebrated his 71st birthday. I love his drumming style in all his groups, from Cream and Blind Faith, to Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Atomic Rooster and BBM. Baker is one of many drummers who were first influenced by jazz, made their fortunes in rock, and went back to [...]

Fender Hall of Fame honors Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was inducted into the Fender Hall of Fame last Friday August 13th, in the fourth annual ceremony by the legendary guitar company. Producer Eddie Kramer presented the award to Janie Hendrix, who is CEO of ExperienceHendrix LLC and head of the Hendrix estate. After giving tribute to the legendary musician, Kenny Wayne Shepherd [...]

David Crosby

Songwriter, singer and guitarist David Crosby, born August 14th, 1941, just celebrated his 69th birthday. He’s a founding member of two very important classic rock groups, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. There’s a cerebral quality in his music that I really connect with, like on a spiritual journey. Like on any of the [...]

Richie Hayward 1946 – 2010

Drummer and one of the founding members of Little Feat, Richie Hayward has passed away on August 12th from liver cancer. Hayward was also a session drummer for a number of great artists including Warren Zevon, of whom I had the priviledge of seeing in concert at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas many years ago. [...]

Bobby Hebb 1938 – 2010

Remember the song “Sunny?” It was written and performed by Bobby Hebb and became a hit single in 1966, after which Hebb toured with The Beatles that same year. Born and raised in Nashville, Hebb became one of the first black musicians to perform on the Grand Ole Opry show in the 1950′s. “Sunny” was [...]

Songs of Summer

Now that it’s August and the daily temperatures are soaring over 100, I’m thinking about the best songs of summer. Some are written about summer, and others just have that summertime feeling. Do any of these tunes remind you of a cool summer memory? ”Summertime Blues” was written in the late 1950′s by the late [...]