That was the premise behind a panel discussion, “All You Need is the Summer of Love,” that took place June 6, 2017, at thePaley Centerin New York City. The event was moderated byGraham Nash, who was still in the Hollies at the time, and included Michelle Phillips, the only survivin...
The estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr(both now-dead members of Alice in Chains, catalogue stakes in the band’s songs to Primary Wave), price undisclosed. Andthe rest of Alice in Chains’ music(everyone else, selling to Round Hill) in a deal rumo...
In this case, the band was referred to as "rock's first all-star supergroup," as rampant interest surrounded their early performances following the announcement of their formation. If anything, there was more fanfare surrounding their initial start than what Cream had achieved, which is why some...
"I first met Jimi in 1964 at the California Club, where I was in the house band," Echols toldMojoin a recent interview. "At that time, he was just Jimmy James, playing with the Isley Brothers, and he'd come down to audition with the O'Jays. A little later,Billy Preston,Little Ri...
first electric 12-string guitars. Visually similar to the Rickenbacker 325 six-string Harrison’s bandmate John Lennon played, the guitar was made famous by George’s use of it on many Beatles recordings, introducing the distinctive new sound of this guitar on “I Call Your Name” in March ...
"I first met Jimi in 1964 at the California Club, where I was in the house band," Echols toldMojoin a recent interview. "At that time, he was just Jimmy James, playing with the Isley Brothers, and he'd come down to audition with the O'Jays. A little later,Billy Preston,Little Ri...
Ironically, this final entry nods back to the two before it.David Crosbywas first a member of the Byrds before joining forces withGraham Nash,Stephen Stillsand, a little later on,Neil Young. Together, they made up one of rock's first supergroups — Nash came from theHollies, while Stills...
In music, there's a fine line between paying homage and stealing a sound -- and many famous artists have crossed it. Rock’s history is littered with instances of bands ripping off concepts from fellow musicians. In some cases, it was a riff, a melody or maybe a specific instrumental pa...
Ironically, this final entry nods back to the two before it.David Crosbywas first a member of the Byrds before joining forces withGraham Nash,Stephen Stillsand, a little later on,Neil Young. Together, they made up one of rock's first supergroups — Nash came from theHollies, while Stills...