MIKE SMITH: December 6, 1943 – February 28, 2008

ROCKNOTE: Our regular post, with Moulty Moulton’s interview, will return in the next entry. For now, I bring you this special report:

It’s hard to really know how to put this into words, Rockaholics, so I’ll give it to ya straight:Mike Smith, the legendary organist/lead vocalist of the Dave Clark Five, is dead.
As [...]

Introducing A True Superstar … (By Request)

NOTE: This is gonna be short because I wanted to get a pic up here ASAP. The regularly-scheduled posts will return in a coupla clicks. But, for now, THIS is ultimately more important:
I was asked for a photo of him so folks could focus on the man so many people are praying [...]

Training for Beauty

Remember the old saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? Sure, it’s true … but have you ever wondered who enhances that beauty and makes it stand out to embellish the woman’s features?Of course, it’s the professional beautician at a woman’s chosen salon! Now, “professional” means the beautician’s gotten the best [...]

A Few Odds-and-Ends

In case you’re wondering, the dude to your left is better remembered for his work with the Kinks. Right … you’ve got drummer Mick Avory as he is today … well, circa 2007! As it stands within the original group members: Lead guitarist Dave Davies is still performing on occasion, despite various [...]

Ringo and People

Of all the “one-hit wonders” in the rock world, none could outdo the group known as People … but not because of their music (their one hit was a cover of the Zombies’ I Love You). Y’see, the band dissolved because many of its members were involved in Scientology, and leader Larry Norman (pictured) [...]

Resolving Ike (and other tidbits)

IN THE NEWS:The Senate in the Mississippi state capitol’s been debating whether to honor Ike Turner with a resolution. Turner, who was born in Clarksdale died last December of a cocaine overdose and had been accused by his ex-wife Tina, of abusing her. In the end, the Senate adopted an amended resolution praising Ike’s [...]

The Barbarian Input … and Pete

Rockers, I’ll be bringin’ more 411 on the Ron Ryan story (including some links to his music, past and present, with his permission, and his tour with Willie Nelson) soon.  But (huh?? Oh, I’ll get to the Barbarians pic in a minute; you’ll see how it all fits in. Just hang on …), first, I [...]

Ron Ryan’s Regal Request

Over the past few posts (and with the help of Ron and his website), I’ve chronicled a man whose career has not only perked up a lot of musical ears, but made a tremendous mark on the British Invasion.  More specifically, he wrote the songs that put the Dave Clark Five over the top here [...]

It’s All About The Music …

If you love music — whether the driving sounds of rock or the more laid-back tempos of alternative, then you already know the hunger you can feel when searching for that specific song or genre … just to come up dry!
Well, you don’t have to worry about that anymore, because there’s one site that’ll satisfy [...]

A Quick NEWSBREAK …

Okay … we’re gonna take a small break from the continuing story of Ron Ryan to bring you the latest news from RockRelic International:

MacMILLS BATTLE NEARS END: UK newspapers are reporting that the Sir Paul/Heather Mills battle is already settled, with her receiving about $108 million. She’ll get a lump payment of $40 [...]