Sammy Hagar – Montrose 1974
Oldies Songs Sammy Hagar and Montrose Ignite London on The Old Grey Whistle Test On May 21, 1974, at the BBC Television Centre in London, a young Sammy Hagar-fronted Montrose delivered a…
Grand Funk Railroad – Heartbreaker (Live 1974)
Echoes of Pain and Power: Grand Funk Railroad’s Heartbreaker Live in 1974 At a packed 1974 rock show in Los Angeles, Grand Funk Railroad delivered a performance that reminded audiences…
Jackson Browne – Here Comes Those Tears Again (Shoreline Amphitheatre 1992)
When Memory Breaks Through the Spotlight: Jackson Browne at Shoreline Amphitheatre, October 10, 1992 On October 10, 1992, Jackson Browne took the stage at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View,…
Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt from Status Quo
When the Road Was Supposed to End: Status Quo on Whistle Test, Late 1984 In late 1984, The Old Grey Whistle Test welcomed two of British rock’s most durable figures,…
Ted Nugent – New Year’s Eve Whiplash Bash – New Year’s Eve Countdown Jam
Fire and Strings: Inside the New Year’s Eve Whiplash Bash 87′ Countdown Jam On a crisp New Year’s Eve in 1987, the guitar work of Ted Nugent and his band…
Jackson Browne – US TV 1989
Jackson Browne Ignites Late-Night TV with Politically Charged 1989 Arsenio Hall Set On August 8, 1989, American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne delivered a memorable performance on The Arsenio Hall Show that…
Status Quo Reunion Shepperton Studios Part 5
Status Quo’s Frantic Four Ignite Shepperton Studios With Classic Reunion Energy The famed British rock band Status Quo made headlines in 2013 when the original “Frantic Four” lineup, Francis Rossi,…
Ted Nugent – Television Interview 1981
Vintage Rock Spotlight: Ted Nugent Speaks Before a 1981 Philadelphia Audience In July 1981, American rock guitarist and singer Ted Nugent sat down with rock journalist Cyndy Drue for a…
Slade – My Friend Stan (Wiggy St Helens UK 2005)
Slade Revisited at the BBC: The True Story Behind “My Friend Stan” and the St Helens Recording A clarification is essential regarding the widely circulated video of Slade performing My…
Donald Fagen, Jim Weider,Levon Helm – Gill’s Farm Hurley NY 2010
Autumn Resonance at Gill’s Farm Stand Featuring Donald Fagen and Levon Helm On October 17, 2010, a clear autumn day in Hurley, New York, brought together a remarkable convergence of…