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On This day – Little Susie is Being Suggestive!
On this day in 1957 The Everley Brothers reached the top of the charts in the USA with “Wake Up Little Susie”. That inspite of it being banned by some radio stations because of the suggestive lyrics. I have always said that it is a dirty little song, a threat to the morals of our […]
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Tagged as: censorhip, classic rock music, elvis presley, frank zappa, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues, rock music, the who
On This Day – John Lennon Born
John Winston Lennon joined this world today in 1940. As part of the Beatles he helped shape modern music writing some iconic songs. He worked for peace and against the Vietnam War. He was threatened with deportation from the USA by the Nixon administration, investigated by the FBI. He was murdered on 8th December 1980 […]
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Tagged as: beatles, classic rock music, john lennon, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues
On This Day – Hendrix, Suicide, Accident or Murder?
On this day in 1970 some firends and I were on holiday with our girlfriends in a cottage in South Wales. We were having breakfast when we heard the news of Hendrix’s death on the BBC. Since then there have been a number of theories as to what happened. Eric Burden of the Animals and […]
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Tagged as: classic rock music, Eric Burden, hendrix, hendrix's death, jimi hendrix, Mike Jeffery, Monika Dannemann, On This Day, rock and blues
My Essential 100 Albums – 7 – George Thorogood and the Destroyers, GT&tD
Recorded in 1977 this was the first Thorogood album. Mainly blues covers with only two self penned songs it introduced me to the talent that is George Thorogood. A love of blues shines through the playing. It is one of those things, 10 bands can play the same song but you know instinctively which band […]
My Essential 100 Albums – 4 – Music in a Dolls House, Family.
The first album by Family is a strange and wonderful thing. Roger Chapman is blessed with a distinctive, warbling voice. The band were all talented musicians including Ric Grech on bass and Jim King on sax being just 2. Being co produced by Dave Mason did not hurt either. Family released this complexly […]
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Tagged as: chappo, classic rock music, dave mason, family, love rock music, prog rock, real rock and blues, ric grech, rock and blues, roger chapman
Rolling Stones At Hyde Park 6th July.2013
We went to see the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park. There is always a bit of trepidation when you see a band that you love and admire. Will they be as good as you remember? How will time have affected them? Will it seem as if they are only there for the money and are […]
Music Really DOES Change Your Brain Chemistry
The strap line on this blog is a quotation from Nick Cave who says that music is the only art form that can change your brain chemistry in 3 minutes. It is true. A programme on BBC Radio 4 was talking about the science behind music and made the very same point. Music affects the […]
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Tagged as: brain chemistry, classic rock music, love rock music, nick cave, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rock music
My Essential 100 Best Albums – The First One! – Strictly Personal – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. (1968)
The idea behind this list is for me to say which essential 100 best albums I will take with me when I have to go to live in an old folks’ home (not that I am anticipating that in the near future). The prospect of paring my CDs down to just 100 essential albums is […]
My Essential 100 Best Albums
OR Days of Future Passed OR – Music in a Home In these days when we are all living longer more and more of us will be faced with be faced with spending our declining years in sheltered housing. It goes without saying that most of our possessions will not be going to the home […]
Pretty Things, Dick Taylor, Still pretty Good!
I saw the Pretty Things on Saturday. It was the first time in more than 40 years. I was expecting to be disappointed. I was not. Dick Taylor was a founding member of the Rolling Stones, pushed out to make way for Brian Jones. He was always a great guitarist. We tend to forget that […]
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Tagged as: beatles, Blues, classic rock music, dick taylor, love rock music, pretty things. phils may, real rock and blues, rock, rock and blues, rock music, rolling stones