Though Black Sabbath were credited with "inventing heavy metal" with Ozzy Osbourne as their frontman, they, too, were able to achieve commercial success with their second singer — none other than Ronnie James Dio. Osbourne sang on all of Sabbath's albums from their self-titled debut to 1978...
Roger Waters assumed Pink Floyd would put away the inflatable pig when he walked out the door. They did not put away the inflatable pig. In fact, they later issued three international Top 5 hit albums, two of which went multi-platinum. Meanwhile, Waters wouldn't even crack the Top 20 un...
Stevie Ray Vaughan's nexus-point style of playing – part Jimi Hendrix, part jazz, part Albert King – would have made him a star in any era. Coming of age as he did in the '80s, however, put him in a unique position. He was able to revive interest in the blues as he reacquaint...
Because the record was too short for the scene. I’m sure Pete’s response was, “Let’s put an instrumental section in the middle and make it longer.” But they insisted on slowing it down. Pete did what he was told and that arrangement doesn’t work 10 beats per minute slower. Th...
Orbison wrote "We'll Take the Night" with JD Souther and Will Jennings. Did you reach out to those guys at all? No. I know I sent it to him. You just want to go sometimes with an unfettered approach to it. What does it sound like to you? Also, what would Roy have wanted? I...
Orbison wrote "We'll Take the Night" with JD Souther and Will Jennings. Did you reach out to those guys at all? No. I know I sent it to him. You just want to go sometimes with an unfettered approach to it. What does it sound like to you? Also, what would Roy have wanted? I...
Early stints in roots bands led to Elf, which in turn led to Rainbow and ultimately got Ronnie James Dio a gig with Black Sabbath. He didn't step out on his own until 1983. A quick pair of platinum releases followed, as did later reunions with Black Sabbath, before Dio succumbed to ...
Stevie Ray Vaughan's nexus-point style of playing – part Jimi Hendrix, part jazz, part Albert King – would have made him a star in any era. Coming of age as he did in the '80s, however, put him in a unique position. He was able to revive interest in the blues as he reacquaint...
Stevie Ray Vaughan's nexus-point style of playing – part Jimi Hendrix, part jazz, part Albert King – would have made him a star in any era. Coming of age as he did in the '80s, however, put him in a unique position. He was able to revive interest in the blues as he reacquaint...
The record went platinum, and sold well; it also showed this incredible menagerie of musicians, like Leon Russell," recalled Moss. "That whole group was incredible, and it was an amazing experience – what they did live and on record was magnificent. After that success, we were able to ...