What Do You Think About the Piano?

Posted by Lance Davis - June 2, 2014 - Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Ian Stewart, Jerry Wexler, Jim Dickinson, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Muscle Shoals, Rolling Stones

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Today’s post ties together several of my earlier posts, which is always a goal of The Adios Lounge. “Everything’s connected,” as we were reminded last week in The Roots of Keith Richards. Two months ago, Jay Farrar & 8-Track Heavana featured The Rolling Stones and “Wild Horses,” with appearances by Jim Dickinson, Gram Parsons, and Altamont […]

The Roots of Keith Richards

Posted by Lance Davis - May 26, 2014 - Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Keith Richards, Lester Young, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, Robert Johnson, Rolling Stones, Slickers, Slim Harpo, Smokey Robinson, Warren Zevon

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I recently finished Keith Richards‘ autobiography, Life (2010), and I don’t know why, but I was surprised at the pathos, honesty, insight, and sense of history. The Rolling Stones have turned into a corporate-sponsored pirate ship, so I think I internalized my disappointment in what their legacy had become. I put off reading Life […]

Let’s Throw Back a Beer and Crank Up the Stereo

Posted by Lance Davis - May 13, 2014 - Gourds, Hard Pans

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If there’s an upside to The Gourds‘ recent breakup/hiatus — their final public show was on October 27, 2013 — it would be the emergence of The Hard Pans. The HPs feature Jimmy Smith and Claude Bernard from the Gourdian knot and Mark Creaney, the band’s soundman from 2008-13. They’ve recently added new drummer, […]

Not Forever, Just For Now

Posted by Lance Davis - May 1, 2014 - Uncle Tupelo

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Yesterday I discussed the final performance of The Band and today we visit another “last waltz,” it too deeply rooted in americana. 20 years ago tonight, Uncle Tupelo played their final gig, at Mississippi Nights in their hometown of St. Louis. It was a bittersweet celebration and I’m not sure the years have diminished that […]

Baby Don’t You Do It

Posted by Lance Davis - April 30, 2014 - Marvin Gaye, The Band

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My recent double dip into the Marvin Gaye discography was a welcome return home for me. When The Adios Lounge began 6 years ago, I envisioned it as a place where I’d explore classic R&B and country more or less equally with whatever rock band I was currently obsessing over. However, within the first […]