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What Do the Beach Boys, Christopher Cross and Deep Purple All Have in Common?

The Standells hit the charts with “Dirty Water,” a song that was so unusual it caused listeners to call their favorite radio station to ask what the lyrics were. It also made the River Charles famous. “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple became famous for a number of reasons; the opening guitar riff turned guitar stores on their ears! Although “Sail on Sailor” and “Sloop John B” by the […]

todayAugust 16, 2017

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Bruce Springstreen to Hit the Stage in Just a Few Months

We mentioned this way back in June, but it’s making waves in the news so let’s update the story every Bruce Springsteen fan is talking about… Bruce Springsteen will be on stage for eight weeks beginning October 12th at the Walter Kerr Theatre, through November 26th. The legendary Walter Kerr Theatre (seating less than 1,000) is the perfect venue for Bruce, the show expected to be a combination of song […]

todayAugust 15, 2017

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More Gotta Have Albums From Our Favorite Rockers

Everyone has a habit; chocolate, coffee, cigarettes are examples of guilty pleasure that we just can’t put down. Imagine you’re giving the choice of your favorite albums to take in seclusion for a very long time. Which do you take? Here’s our latest ‘Gotta Haves.’ “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen may be the turning point in rock, pushing the boss to heights never achieved by modern day rockers. There […]

todayAugust 15, 2017

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The Best Instrumentals From Back in the Day

Instrumentals are songs without words, tunes minus the lyric. Although this genre was more popular in the early days of rock and roll, these tunes can are memorable. What were the best instrumentals of the day? “Themes” from The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues and LA Law – Mike Post “Green Onions” - Booker T & The MGs “Honky Tonk” - Bill Doggett “Frankenstein” - Edgar Winter “Walk Don't Run” […]

todayAugust 15, 2017

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Foghat Hits the Road in 2017

Foghat began its progressive rock journey in London in 1971, kicking out jams like "I Just Want to Make Love to You,” “Slow Ride” and “Fool For the City.” The band has sold over 40 million records, earning multiple gold and platinum accolades over the years. Foghat is credited with the introduction and popularity of the electric ‘slide’ sound in guitar playing and recording. In other words, many famous guitarists […]

todayAugust 14, 2017

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The Anthems of Our Yesteryear

There’s a big difference between a great rock song, and a rock song that speaks to the masses, becoming an ‘Anthem.’ Here are the songs that transcended normal popularity to become the flag of a generation, or the signature song of a movement… “We Will Rock You” – Queen “Born in the U.S.A.” - Bruce Springsteen “We Are the Champions” – Queen “My Generation” - The Who “We're Not Gonna […]

todayAugust 14, 2017

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Joan Bonamassa’s Many 2017 Tour Dates

Do you remember what you were doing when you were 12 years old? We’re pretty sure you weren’t doing what guitar prodigy Joe Bonamassa was doing at 12; he was opening for guitar gods like B.B. King and others in upstate New York. IF you love guitar riffs and rock and roll - if you have never heard of Joe, and if you really want to open your horizons to […]

todayAugust 14, 2017

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The Most Underrated Guitars of All-Time

If you ask any rock fan or critic who in their opinion is the best guitarist of all time, the majority of folks would provide a list that included Clapton, Hendrix, Chuck Berry or Jeff Beck. We would rather form a list of who we believe are the most ‘under rated’ guitarists of all time. Check out our list and see if you don’t agree… 1.) Duane Allman/Dickey Betts 2.) […]

todayAugust 11, 2017

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Taking Fun Facts to Another Level

It’s time to take rock and roll fun facts to the next level; these are the best of the best, as chosen by our fun facts board of directors… The Eagles started out as the backup band for Linda Ronstadt, while most of the members of Toto were studio sessions, lastly appearing on the Boz Scaggs ‘Silk Degrees’ LP. Before Neil Young joined Crosby, Stills and Nash, the members reached […]

todayAugust 11, 2017

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