"Today we are thinking of John Hartman, or Little John to us," The Doobie Brotherssaid in a statement. "John was a wild spirit, great drummer, and showman during his time in the Doobies. He was also a close friend for many years and and an intricate part of the band personality! We...
a soundtrack and his own studio albums over a period of some 25 years. There's only one new offering, a 2012 song called “Eyes on the Prize.” He also updated “Teardrops Will Fall,” from the far-more-interesting
However, this show is kind of a hard sell these days. While many are eager to quote Hugo’s message of hope —“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise” — as the moral of the show, it can also be boiled down to: Don’t dream of love or you’ll end up a dea...
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 The...
In many ways, Jackson Browne’s ‘Running on Empty’ is unique, even when placed among other live albums. For starters, all of the material was original, having never appeared on his previous releases. Then, there was the recording itself. While some performances took place at concerts – ...
albums in 2009 and 2011. But in a 2014 interview Hagar said not to expect anymore. "I love making music," he toldRolling Stone. "But doing it on Chickenfoot's level means spending a half million on a record. It's a lot of work, and then to not sell many records, it's ...
albums in 2009 and 2011. But in a 2014 interview Hagar said not to expect anymore. "I love making music," he toldRolling Stone. "But doing it on Chickenfoot's level means spending a half million on a record. It's a lot of work, and then to not sell many records, it's ...
“The way we decided to approach this package — because we have done similar things for other artists, such asJohnny CashandRonnie Milsap— was to recreate the original albums. Now, the definition of what an original album is on Elvis becomes tricky because there’s been so many co...
Many conservative churches branded the songs “devil music,” while many record stores refused to sell the albums, fearing that the religious content might offend loyal customers. CCM’s origin story is long and complex, with hundreds of active participants. For every big-named artist or band ...
“He quit school, I don’t know how many times. Got thrown out a few times too. But he had that motorcycle and drove it until it finally just fell apart. When it did, he quit school. While I was gone, he’d grab my axe and start picking. Pretty soon we ...