Category Archives: Rock

Obit: Quiet Knight Owner Richard Harding Dead at 82

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

Although I shook hands with him once nearly four decades ago, I only really got to know Richard in the last 15 years of his incredible, eventful life. I went to all of his first three clubs — the two … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison, “Gloria”

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

An odd pairing, but interesting.

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Today’s Music: The Kingston Trio, “Greenback Dollar” (1962)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Improbably, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, three short-haired young white men in pinstripe shirts called The Kingston Trio were top 40 hitmakers before The Beatles landed on Ed Sullivan’s show in 1964, took the US by storm, and … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Ray Charles, “Goin’ Down Slow” (1968)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

The genius, live in France, 1968. (I’ll dedicate this one to the GOP.)

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Today’s Music: The Beatles, “Get Back” (1969)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

With in-studio shots at Apple and Billy Preston on the keys.

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Video: Bass Player Extraordinaire Donald “Duck” Dunn Dead at 70

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

Here’s an excerpt from an AP report this morning; no cause of death has yet been cited: Bass player Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn dies in Tokyo at 70 By Nekesha Mumbi Moody Associated Press May 14, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Donald “Duck” Dunn and Steve Cropper, “Green Onions” Live

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

R.I.P., Donald “Duck” Dunn. Although bassman ‘Duck’ didn’t play on the original Booker T and the MGs 1962 hit record of this tune, here he is playing it live. Another live version of the same tune:

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Today’s Music: John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt, “Boogie Chillun”

Posted on May 12, 2012 by admin

Also featuring Ry Cooder, Santana, Robert Cray and Charlie Musselwhite. (Looks like John Lee got a little handsy with Bonnie and she told him to knock it off.)

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Today’s Music: Ramsey Lewis, “The In Crowd”

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

Ramsey Lewis is still out there movin’ and doin’ it, and his excellent drummer, Red Holt, also still lays down a mean rhythm, sometimes in great Chicago jazz pianist Joe Hurt’s trio. (Full disclosure: I’ve known and jammed with Joe … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: The Beatles, “Norwegian Wood”

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

One of my favorite Beatles tunes, more for the melody line than the lyrics, though.

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