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Submitted by RockPhiles Blog
Jeff Beck who, along with Clapton and Page, made up a great triumvirate of 60s Brit blues guitar players, is out and about these days, promoting his new album “Emotion and Commotion.”
The album is a strong outing, featuring Beck’s versions of “Over the Rainbow,” “Nessum Dorma,” “I Put A Spell On You,” which [...]
BRET MICHAELS IN CRITICAL CONDITION
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Bret Michaels was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Thursday, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. His condition is critical. Doctors will only comment that they are waiting for the results of tests, and in the meantime Bret is in the ICU under constant observation.
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Mark Knopfler Rocks Milwaukee!
Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Every time I have an opportunity to see someone on my A-list, there’s a wonderful feeling of anticipation that permeates the day leading up to the show, and a warm wave of good vibrations fills the air as I enter the venue. Such was the case on Saturday. Since [...]
Rock & Roll Quote
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“Rock ‘n’ roll is a communicable disease.”~The New York Times, 1956
And I’ve got the fever, baby!
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This Blog Is Now Old Enough To Attend Kindergarten
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
Today’s post is probably the most personal one ever to appear on Bloggerhythms because I’ve followed one rule about blogging that I discovered on the web many years ago. It is to inject your personality into your posts without getting too personal.
Bloggerhythms turns five years old this week and it’s still online [...]
Rock and Roll Philosophy from the book DREAMtweet
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I am incredibly blessed and grateful to be living my dream, and not long ago I was asked by Happy About Publishing to share my process for living my dream. That resulted in the book DREAMtweet: Enlightened Inspiration from a Rock and Roll Guru being released earlier this year. [...]
Steve Miller Band: Rock & Roll Video
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Since I just posted about my Rock and Roll Breakfast with Stevie “Guitar” Miller and his groovy song, “Serenade,” let’s check him out rockin’ it in concert.
Have fun and enjoy the video!
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Tom Waits: Rock & Roll Quote
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“Achievement is for senators and scholars. At one time I had ambitions, but I had them removed by a doctor in Buffalo.”~Tom Waits
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ROCK and ROLL Lives Here!
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Welcome to the unofficially official new site. Here are some of the things you can expect to see here over the next several months…
For those of you who receive this by email, please click here to watch the brief video and check out the new site design and my [...]
John Oates - 1000 Miles Of Life (2008)
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
John Oates, one half of Hall and Oates, the biggest selling duo in pop music history, issued a very interesting solo CD in 2008 called 1000 Miles Of Life. It’s not overloaded with the catchy hooks that are a trademark of his famous band but it’s still a good enough outing to [...]
Rock & Roll Quote
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“The preachers and moral guardians who in rock’s infancy warned us of the evils of the music weren’t that far off base. Rock, at least as practiced by The Who and a few others, is defiant, it is antisocial, it is revolutionary. Anarchy, that’s what The Who is all [...]
Rock and Roll History April 13
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Some groovy Rock and Roll history for April 13th, including the phenomenal Jack Casady, Mighty Max Weinberg, The Beatles, Elton John & Lowell George.
Have fun and enjoy the video.
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Summerfest 2010 is Gonna ROCK!
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This is going to be an absolutely AMAZING year for Rock & Roll at Summerfest!
It’s more than two months before The Big Gig, and they’ve already confirmed these A-list rockers, putting a huge smile on my face. Check this out:
Tom Petty with ZZ Top (2 nights)
Eric Clapton with Roger [...]
Vince Guaraldi - Vince Guaraldi’s Greatest Hits (1980)
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
The late Vince Guaraldi is known to most of us only as the pianist on the soundtracks to the Peanuts TV specials and especially as the genius behind the most famous jazz Christmas album in history, A Charlie Brown Christmas. That is a real shame for a man who died too young [...]
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 on June 26th at Toyota Park in Chicago is gonna be an AMAZING event! If you haven’t already, put this one on your schedule now as it is guaranteed to be the grooviest concert experience of the year!
Guitar Center is offering an incredible [...]
Macho: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Macho: a guy who jogs home from a vasectomy.
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JOHN CIAMBOTTI - RIP
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My friend and chiropractor, John Ciambotti died very unexpectedly last week. He served as bassist for Clover, Huey Lewis’ band, when they backed Elvis Costello on his ground-breaking album, “My Aim Is True.” His other credits are here. As far as his undeniable musical talent, suffice to say that [...]
Eric Clapton: Rock & Roll Birthday
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Here’s my birthday tribute to the phenomenal Eric Clapton. Any list of guitar gods has to include Slowhand.
Enjoy the video and have fun!
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Rock & Roll Book Reviews for #DREAMtweet
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Hey Rockers, I know I haven’t been writing here much, but I promise there’s some very cool stuff on the way that I’ll be sharing within the next week….and then getting back to a regular posting schedule.
Just wanna give a great big THANK YOU to some groovy folks who [...]
Loren Francis - I’ve Been Down Before (2010)
Submitted by PlasticLess.com Blog
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Loren Francis is a Maine native currently residing in Boston. Francis has buskered down the entire East coast of the United States, on Greek islands, in the catacombs of Jerusalem, on the beaches of the Virgin Islands, and all over Central America. Even though he has written tons of [...]
Forgotten Music Thursday: Do You Remember Tim Moore?
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Obscurity claims another victim. For the second installment of Scott Parker’s Forgotten Music let’s take a look at Philadelphia’s Tim Moore. He has been totally forgotten in his home town and was never known enough anywhere else in North America to have even achieved forgotten status. Isn’t it true that to be [...]
JIM MARSHALL - RIP
Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Details are a little sketchy at present, but it is confirmed that Jim Marshall, seminal rock photographer, whose unerring photojournalistic eye captured the spirit of rock like nobody else, has died in New York City on March 24, 2010. He was 74. New York Times.
Granted unprecedented access to rock stars of the [...]
Polygamy: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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Polygamy: a great idea in theory, until you realize it multiplies the number of your in-laws.
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Warren Zevon: Rock & Roll Quote
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“I’ve been a walking advertisement for excess and chaos most of my life, so it’s about time I tried to do something for the other side.”~Warren Zevon
This one hits just a little too close to home for me.
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Poco - The ForgottenTrail (1990)
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
Poco has never released a box set but there are some nice compilations out there that need to be scooped up. The best one is the superlative double disc, The Forgotten Trail (1969 - 1974). It’s not only for the casual fans or curiosity seekers. This is a collection for true Poco [...]
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