An American Band."Rod said that he liked it and that it gave him an idea for a song. Of course, after his recording of 'Tonight's the Night' came out, I laughed when I remembered what he'd said. I'm sure I probably smacked my forehead and said: 'Why didn't ...
Fleetwood Mac (1975):When Californians Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac for this LP, the group was a leftover British blues band from the '60s. They soon became one of the biggest groups on the planet, thanks to this terrific collection of sunkissed pop. ...
The song? 'For Your Love', which found its way to The Yardbirds who made it a number three single in the UK and broke through to the US at the same time. Graham Gouldman wrote songs for a number of groups such as The Yardbirds, The Hollies, Herman's Hermits, and Ohio Express befo...
Noun1.cover version- a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song" cover song,cover recording- a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded ...
‘70s earned a passionate fan base but failed to find commercial success. Big Star broke up in 1974, but their music kept influencing other bands and their impact was noticeably felt as alternative rock began to take hold. With groups like R.E.M. singing their praises, Big Star reformed ...
The Beatles had a special love for the music of "girl groups" of the early '60s.When in a pinch for time in the final three of hours of recording their first album, they hurriedly chose some cover tunes which they particularly loved and enjoyed playing.Out of the six cover songs they ...
These blue-eyed soul songs are some of the best of all time, recorded and sung by some incredibly talented singers. But what, exactly, is blue-eyed soul? It’s traditionally soulful, R&B music performed by white musicians. Blue-eyed soul has been around since the '60s, and in...
This almost never plays on TV and the last Broadway revival didn't do too good. Purportedly this film is accused of racism by Asian-American groups. Aside from a few stereotypical Chinese characters I didn't find this racist at all--I think anyone accusing this film of that is way off ...
Artists & Talent Teams” dives into the current state of the music industry and shows that across 70 major and independent labels, 86.1% of top executives were men and 86.1% were also white. It digs deeper into underrepresented groups in the music industry as well, andthe rest of the resul...
reprieved and so it's more beautiful than ever. I love those words now, 'The movement you need is on your shoulder.' Of course I now feel that those words are terribly deep words; I've had letters from religious groups and cults saying, 'Paul, you understand what this means, don't...