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The Great(est) American Rock ‘n’ Roll Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Posted by Lance Davis - September 11, 2010 - Booker T and the MGs, CCR, Creedence, Doug Clifford, John Fogerty, Stu Cook, Tom Fogerty, Uncle Tupelo

How fundamentally badass is Creedence Clearwater Revival? They appeal to everybody over the age of embryo and younger than 102. Men and women. Whites, blacks, and all manner of ethnicity in between. Fancypants intellectuals and working class mulletheads. They’re beloved for heavy rock songs with big, fat guitar tones, twangy, backporch country, and high, […]

RIP Jerry Wexler

Posted by Lance Davis - August 18, 2008 - Atlantic Records, Big Joe Turner, Bob Dylan, Booker T and the MGs, Champion Jack Dupree, Dire Straits, Doug Sahm, Dr. John, Drifters, Dusty Springfield, Etta James, James Booker, Jerry Wexler, LaVern Baker, Meters, Professor Longhair, Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Stax, Willie Nelson, Wilson Pickett

The Adios Lounge would be remiss if it didn’t acknowledge the passing of Jerry Wexler, who died Friday at the age of 91. I’ve often said that if I could live anyone else’s life in history, I’d live Jerry Wexler’s. He coined the phrase “rhythm and blues” while writing for Billboard. He helped create rock […]