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Category Archives: Books
John Ford Coley’s Tales of Texas, “England Dan,” and the Torah
Analyzing misheard lyrics in rock have provided music nerds endless hours of fun (and even been the subject of a series of books). Needless to say, the actual words to some famous tunes were not “Hold me closer, Tony Danza” … Continue reading
Steely Dan’s Rogues Gallery Holds a Dysfunctional Family Reunion
Take the body of work of any Classic Rock band—or that of any other genre—and you’d be hard pressed to name a group with more characters of note than in the lyrics than Steely Dan. Dr. Wu. Mr. La Page, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Steely Dan
Tagged Alex Pappademas, Donald Fagen, Joan Lemay, Steely Dan, Walter Becker
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Journalist Steve Rosen Pens Titanic Tome on His Long Odyssey with Edward Van Halen
It was the early evening of December 30, 1978, and Steve Rosen figured he had blown it big time. Big Time. As a music listener, he was enthralled and captured by the guitar playing of one Edward Van Halen, member … Continue reading
The Spacey Life and Times of Leon Russell
Sometimes we tend to forget that even musical heroes have musical heroes. When Elton John came to these shores to play his first highly-anticipated run of shows at L.A.’s Troubadour Club in 1970 he was ecstatic to meet one of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Leon Russell
Tagged Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Mad Dogs and Englishmen
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Hendrix: A Voodoo Child’s Not-So-Slight Return
There are a lot of estate organizers, trusts and conglomerations that look after the posthumous interests and product of rock stars. But Experience Hendrix, LLC, is the gold standard in terms of how it should be done, for the artist … Continue reading
The Hard Road and Hot Music of Sly Stone
Maybe things started to get out of hand when the cocaine magically appeared on every possible spare bathroom countertop or mirror. Or when the huge amounts of cash arrived in suitcases. Or when the heavy dudes with gangster vibes and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Sly & The Family Stone
Tagged Joel Selvin, Sly & The Family Stone, Sly Stone
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Reelin’ in the Years (and Peeling Back the Layers) of Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen
By picking Donald Fagen as the subject of a biography, Peter Jones certainly didn’t make things easy on himself. The Steely Dan co-founder has long been wary of the press and gave relatively few interviews during the band’s prime. And … Continue reading
Stephen Bishop’s Separate Lives Come Together in Autobiography
In those long-ago pre-online days before TikTok, YouTube, or Bandcamp, if an aspiring songwriter wanted to get their work out there for more established artists to possibly record, he or she would cut a demo tape that would hopefully be … Continue reading
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Robby Krieger Opens the Doors of His Memories
Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar with the Doors By Robby Krieger with Jeff Alulis 432 pp., $29, Little, Brown and Company Of all the classic rock bands, the Doors might have the most solid connection … Continue reading
Gina Schock of the Go-Go’s Gets Snappy in Her Book
Almost as much as music, Gina Schock has had a love for an interest in photography for her entire life. And that includes before, during, after, and again during her career as the drummer for the Go-Go’s. Backstage, onstage, at … Continue reading
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