When Stories Become Songs: John Prine and Bill Murray Reflect on the Chicago Roots of Music and Comedy During a memorable onstage conversation and performance, John Prine and Bill Murray…
A Night of Harmony on Television: The Carpenters Bring Their Gentle Sound to The Tonight Show On November 6, 1973, The Carpenters appeared on the legendary late night program The…
When A Legendary Studio Masterpiece Returns to the Stage Few compositions in the history of jazz rock carry the same mystique as “Aja.” Written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker…
When Rock Veterans Meet Pop Television: Status Quo Bring Their Enduring Sound to “Calendar Goes Pop” In a lively appearance on the British television program Calendar Goes Pop, members of…
When Leslie West Turned a Folk Standard into a Soulful Acoustic Confession In the long and expressive career of Leslie West, the guitarist best known as the thunderous voice and…
When Leslie West Turned Toward the Wind and Helped Shape the Future of Hard Rock In the late nineteen sixties, American rock music was evolving rapidly. Blues, psychedelia, and the…
When Mountain Took the Stage: Leslie West’s Commanding Guitar in “Get Out My Life Woman” at the Capitol Theater, 1973 In 1973, the American hard rock band Mountain delivered a…
When Rock Mischief Meets Live Television: The Night Rick Parfitt Crashed the Drum Kit on Top of the Pops In the long history of British rock television, few moments capture…
When Jazz Rock Intelligence Met Early Seventies Energy: Steely Dan Bring “Reelin’ in the Years” to Television The early rise of Steely Dan remains one of the most fascinating stories…
A Final Conversation with a Master of Strings: Remembering David Lindley Through One of His Last Interviews In the final years of his life, the legendary multi instrumentalist David Lindley…
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