The Grateful Dead were an American rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco, California as “The Warlocks” . The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, fusing elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, country, jazz, psychedelia, ambiant music, and gospel into their songs and for having long extended “jams” of music and […]

All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. The first triple album by a solo artist, the album features the talents of Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and a young Phil Collins. Bob Dylan, a close friend of Harrison’s, co-wrote […]

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, better known just as “Jazz Fest” remains all the more important as a symbol of the music and spirit of the Crescent City following the disaster of Hurricane Katrina. Jazz impresario George Wein, who was a major force in the birth of the Newport Jazz Festival and the […]

“I would not be here without (him)….He was the brother that I never had….(and) he changed the face of rock and roll forever…”
Here’s Bruce Springsteen’s tribute to Dylan at the 1988 Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Bob Dylan. Listen and watch the video, as “The Boss” himself shares stories […]

Jerome Solon Felder – AKA – Doc Pomus – was born in Brooklyn in 1925. He started out as a performer but turned to songwriting in the Fifties and started writing as a staff writer in the legendary Brill Building. Doc Pomus has written some of the most important songs in rock and roll history. […]

It was their one and only studio album, but what an album it was. Derek & The Dominos released Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs in December 1970. Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon, and Carl Radle recorded the album at Criterion Studios and was recorded over two months in August and September, […]

Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based the musical of the same name. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway and Eve Arden and was released in theatres on June 16, 1978. The movie takes place in the summer of 1959, when wholesome good girl Sandy Olsen and […]

Flashdance, despite negative reviews by the critics, became one of the biggest films of 1983, and spawned Irene Cara’s Academy Award-winning musical anthem “Flashdance (What A Feeling).” The movie, staring Jennifer Beals, aka Alex Owens, steel-mill worker by day, exotic dancer by night – told the tale of Alex’s dream: […]

Roger Keith Barrett – AKA Syd Barrett – was a founding member of Pink Floyd and its first and only acid casualty. Barrett used acid frequently during the early days of Pink Floyd which led to some erratic and bizarre behavior. In March of 1968 he left the band.
In 1970 Barrett recorded two solo albums […]

Universally acclaimed as one of the great concert films, The Last Waltz,is an account of the Band’s star-studded 1976 farewell concert, after 16 years on the road. Joni Mitchell and Neil Young join the Band. Other performances include Muddy Waters, the Staples Singers, and Van Morrison in the riveting rendition of “Caravan.” The concert took […]