While casual may be the name of Cropper's game these days, "it definitely wasn't 35, 40 years ago," he says. Back then (and largely before, as Cropper left the label in 1970), making music was "was very serious, and I don't even think the guys had a good time." With...
So, it's no surprise that the excellent 'At Fillmore East' was also their breakthrough record, making them jam-band stars. Sadly, guitarist Duane Allman – the linchpin here – died in a motorcycle accident in October 1971, just three months after the album's release. Bad Company, 'Bad ...
The Stones pulled double duty during their first 'SNL' appearance, acting as both the host and musical guest. The band appeared in two sketches that evening, but unsurprisingly, it was during the musical numbers that it truly shined. Over the course of an emphatic, 13-minute performance, the...
The next year proved to be pivotal for FINNEAS, both as Eilish's collaborator and as an artist in his own right. As Eilish's career continued to rapidly rise thanks to "you should see me in a crown" and "when the party's over" — the latter of which was penned by FINNEAS himself...
that it truly shined. Over the course of an emphatic, 13-minute performance, the band rattled off three songs from their 1978 LP ‘Some Girls’: “Beast of Burden,”“Shattered” and “Respectable.” During the latter, Mick Jagger leaned over to Ronnie Wood and licked the guitarist’s ...
that it truly shined. Over the course of an emphatic, 13-minute performance, the band rattled off three songs from their 1978 LP ‘Some Girls’: “Beast of Burden,”“Shattered” and “Respectable.” During the latter, Mick Jagger leaned over to Ronnie Wood and licked the guitarist’s ...
Guitarist Randy Rhoads is still revered one of the all-time greats in hard rock and metal, even though his life was cut short. “Crazy Train” may be a bit of a cliché 40 years later, but upon its release, it was brilliant. It was catchy. It was innovative. And it highlighted the...
). There are also liner notes with input from guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, producer Rick Rubin and others who had a hand in the original; an envelope of facsimiles of Petty’s handwritten lyrics (some of which were so preliminary I had a hard time figuring out what...
But if Rodriguez was so good, why did his records initially flop? One possible explanation is that his label, Sussex, simply had its hands full: their star artist was Dennis Coffey, the great Motown guitarist who was then hitting with solo instrumentals while producing Rodriguez on the side ...
For Sklar, it was just one experience of many songs and albums that he's played on across the decades. While he's worked with countless names, there were a few that kept coming up -- guitarist Waddy Wachtel, guitarist Danny Kortchmar and drummer Russ Kunkel. The four became known as ...