Blues, Soul & Rock 'n' Roll

Profiles of music and musicians, as well as random thoughts on the genres - primarily personal impressions from a former music critic and broadcaster

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Bye Bye B B

The first time I saw BB King was at the old Loew's Theatre in Waterbury, Connecticut on a double bill with Malo, which was an offshoot o...

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Blurred Verdict ?

The recent court decision awarding Marvin Gaye's heirs over $7 million in damages from Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke over the ...

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Extra Extras

I guess I should be pleased that I finally excised my lingering fantasies about making it in Hollywood - I was one of the extras recently wh...

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Buddy Guy Conquers Cranston

I have driven by the Park Theater in Cranston for years without paying much attention to it, dimly aware that it was being refurbished until...

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Psychedelic Myths or Seperating Fact From Fancy

I started musing the other day about the rumors and myths that used to be routinely passed around regarding the "secrets" of rock ...

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Reggae, Rock, Country, Funk and The (Accoustic) Dead : Newport Folk Festival 7/25/14

I have an indelible image of Jimmy Cliff burned into my mind from the pivotal reggae film "The Harder They Come". Time has run out...

Saturday, July 12, 2014

The Wolfman

If you've never heard Howlin Wolf, then you've never seen those insidious Viagra ads on TV, where the self confident but obviously o...

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