My original plan was to focus solely on Clarence White as an electric guitarist, but it would be professionally remiss to sidestep his formidable acoustic guitar background. So, let’s take a brief tour through CW’s stint in the Kentucky Colonels before matriculating to his work on the Telecaster. Above all, this post and the several […]
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35 years ago today, the great guitar player, Clarence White, was killed by a drunk driver as he and his brother, Roland, were loading out after a gig. Clarence has been one of my favorite musicians for as long as I can remember, so I’ve decided to pay homage to him in a fun (and […]
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My recent post about Sam Cooke, Anatomy of a Classic: Bring It On Home To Me, featured a brief aside about drummer Earl Palmer. I wasn’t sure if Palmer manned the kit for the song — I subsequently discovered it was Frank Capp – but in researching that matter, I listened to a decent sampling […]
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Sam Cooke is my favorite singer and has been since I was 13-14 years old. While most of my friends were obsessing over U2 and Depeche Mode concert tickets, I was obsessing over Sam Cooke records. While time has mostly vindicated me, even I have to laugh that while I liked The Joshua Tree […]
Read Morehttp://youtu.be/9IAF5Q6S79I&w=560 “There’s a ringing in my ears that’s heaven sent There’s a beast out on the ruins Some broken down lover’s lament It goes on and on, but it won’t go away.” Yesterday’s post may have featured Soul Asylum, Slobberbone, and a few of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll songs of all-time, but one song […]
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