Category: music performance
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A blues-rock pioneer leaves this world before 2021
Leslie West, the legendary guitarist, vocalist and original founding member of MOUNTAIN, has died at the age of 75.
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Roots of Latin Rock gets attention. ( al fin, las raices del rock Latino recibe atención)
www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/arts/music/break-it-all-latin-rock-netflix.html
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Live music is still improving
Now that live musical performances are not accessible to the public, perhaps streaming would provide another way to enjoy live music.
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What is ahead for next year in music?
www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/arts/music/jazz-covid-19-black-lives-matter.html
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Jimmy Heath Obituary
www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/obituaries/jimmy-heath-dead.html James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. (Wikipedia)
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Michael Lang Talks Woodstock 50’s Collapse: ‘We Did Everything We Could’
Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage — Read on www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/woodstock-50-michael-lang-interview-865861/ Goodbye Woodstock 2019.
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Recorded Music from the 1940 to the 2000s burned in a fire in 2009 ☹️
www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html “an estimated 500K song titles” had burned in the fire, including works by such towering figures as Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry and John Coltrane. The toll encompassed recordings made for several famous record labels: Decca, Chess, Impulse, ABC, MCA, Geffen, Interscope and Adams’ old label, A&M. A confidential document prepared by UMG officials for […]
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Bill Wyman Discusses Ronnie Wood’s Bass Playing
Fromer Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman compared his back-to-basics approach to what his onetime bandmate Ronnie Wood would play in June 2019. — Read on ultimateclassicrock.com/bill-wyman-ronnie-wood-bass-playing/ To be or not to be heard. Busy vs efficient bass playing. 🤓