Rock 'n' Roll,' Keith Richards threw Chuck Berry a 60th birthday party and invited friends like Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Linda Ronstadt and Etta James along for the ride. 'Dirty Dancing' brought a slew of pre-Beatles rock and soul oldies back onto the airwaves, and Michael J. Fox and...
Beth Bombara – It All Goes Up– St. Louis musician Beth Bombara was signed by indie record label Black Mesa Records, andIt All Goes Upis the first release. The album is a continuation of the arc of brilliant albums from Beth. Most of these songs were written, or started during COVID...
McCartney noted from the stage that he'd visitedBuffettduring the last week of his life and played a few songs for him then. Buffett "was in a pretty bad way, but he still had that twinkle in his eye," McCartney explained. "Tonight I thought I'd sing one of those songs." You can...
McCartney noted from the stage that he'd visitedBuffettduring the last week of his life and played a few songs for him then. Buffett "was in a pretty bad way, but he still had that twinkle in his eye," McCartney explained. "Tonight I thought I'd sing one of those songs." You can...
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were a staple of the early rock 'n' roll doo-wop years with famous tracks like "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry." Valli's smooth voice and songs about young love captured the ears of kids and adults alike, and in 1975, the band peaked ...
The namesake for one of the most beloved garage-rock of the Bay Area underground, Shannon Shaw brings her solo band to the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco for a sold-out show Saturday night. Mixing of '50s and '60s sounds -- elements of early rock and roll stylings (...
period of illnesses – including bouts of appendicitis and pleurisy – which began at the age of 13. Into his teen years, Ringo (then known as Ritchie) started playing skiffle before switching to rock 'n' roll as it swept through England in the '50s. (See more of Ringo's photographs...
Best Country Singer From Iowa: Everly Brothers Iowa Roots: Spent much of their childhood in Iowa. Who Did They Beat?: Nobody. Notes: The Everly Brothers are in the Iowa Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. Best Country Singer From Kansas: Martina McBride ...
“They were specialists in their field,” remarks Ferry,” who himself drew from the rockers every British child of the 50s loved, but was also obsessed with Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Billie Holliday, Kurt Weill, the Beats, T....
appear at any of the four corners throughout the performance. The set-up works quite well, and we hope BCP considers it for any future productions that can benefit from this arrangement. Since we’re right there with the singers, we are encouraged to join them in a couple of the songs....