Hmph … seems that more than a few Rockaholics are pisse — er, aghast — at Rolling Stone™ 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 [...]
November 21, 2008
Categories: personalities, rock memories, rock news . Tags: Aretha Franklin, best rock singer, Dave Clark Five, Mike Smith, Ron Ryan . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Okay, yardbirds — gotta quiz for ya: What do the following have in common?
“La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues”, Jan & Dean’s “Surf City”, “Cupid” from Sam Cooke, “The Lonely Bull” with Herb Alpert, “Unchained Melody” by the Righteous Brothers, “77 Sunset Strip”, “I Dream Of Jeannie”, “The Brady Bunch”, “M*A*S*H” and [...]
September 21, 2008
Categories: The Beatles, personalities, rock memories, rock music . Tags: Dave Clark Five, drummers, Glen Campbell, Herman's Hermits, Kinks, session drummers . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment
JUST DISCOVERED: The VMA has concluded that teachin’ cats to form their own rock band keeps them from those ungodly mating calls (ie, country music …). You dunno what the results would be? No kitten … really? Sheesh …
Anyway, on the heels of the introduction of a new Rockaracter in the act, Cat-Man (who’ll have [...]
August 3, 2008
Categories: Baby Boomers Observations, rock music . Tags: Angela Betts, Baby Boomers, Dave Clark Five, Good News Week, Hedgehoppers Anonymous, Jackie DeShannon, Mike Smith . Author: therockrelic . Comments: Leave a Comment