… WHO’S #1??

Hmph … seems that more than a few Rockaholics are pisse — er, aghast — at Rolling Stone&#8482 mag’s #1 choice for “solo rock artist”.
Ya had greats like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elvis, Dylan and others on the list. But to choose ARETHA??
Hey … make no mistake about it: Aretha Franklin was definitely [...]

New Look — Fresh Start — and MORE!!

Goin’ big with the blog now …
But, first, an explanation: Yer Uncle Relic’s been off his feed for a few clicks, so I haven’t updated ‘er like I should. But, now that whatever-it-was is almost done with me, it’s safe to climb back in the saddle without th’ ol’ horse buckin’ me off.
‘Sides, [...]

Mitch: Jammin’ With Jimi Again?

In all the props and homages given to Mitch Mitchell following his death Wednesday morning (natural causes, Portland motel room, 61), most of them dealt with his drumming with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
But, I suppose, few of these writers actually realized what really started Mitch on his rise to “stardom” (btw, he’s second-from-left in the [...]

A Special Update

Most of the great Stax and Motown artists owed their careers to the man who, almost singlehandedly, changed the term “race music” to “rhythm and blues”.
Jerry Wexler, the producer who was responsible for hits by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield, the Drifters, Ray Charles and many more, died today in Siesta Key, Florida. He [...]