Misunderstood or mis-managed? The first openly gay rocker to sign with a major label should be someone you've heard of before. And, then there's his music.
Producer Richard Perry, leaning Babs into a decidedly rock arena, discovers a song by a new duo that'll fit perfectly on an LP with songs by fellow rockers Carole King, John Lennon, and Laura Nyro!
A glitter/glam rock linchpin, the 6th Bolan/T. Rex album inspired many who followed, and informed such diverse genres-to-come as punk, metal, and even disco fashion.
One superstar was overwhelmed to the point of being inspired to produce her. Another legend just wanted to be around to simply watch. Somehow, history was going to be made. It was inevitable.
One song from XTC's 1986 Skylarking LP has fingers that reach not only deep into the music of the 1960s, but back again to a trend-setting band that touched the '90s! Follow the thread!
What'd YOU do this weekend? With old friends joining in, the former Hollies/CSNY Rock Hall-of-Famer asserts his 21st-century relevance. Hear the album, and enjoy some '70s Nash rememberies!
Rick was into Jessica long before he coveted "Jessie's Girl," who may have, herself, been named Jessica! Plus, other artists have recorded paeans to their respective, fave Jessicas!
How a snappy tune turned into a theme! Plus, how a 29-year-old "Ayyyyyy"-list actor turned a high school student with a leather jacket and an attitude into an alloy statue in a city known for suds.
13 versions out of the 116 extant! We line 'em up chronologically, starting with 1957 Holly, and end with The Crickets in 2004, with rock, country, blues, and power pop checkin' in!
KISS, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Anthrax, Creed, Dokken, and more! A veritable All-Star lineup apparently conspires to mine all the "hard" from the rock mountain we call Alice!
He's 26, funny, musically-gifted, engaging, and smart. With a chemistry degree, imagining a Bunsen burner resting on his piano shouldn't have been a stretch. One of his covers got my attention.🎶