Category: Music History
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Remembering Brian Carman
Remember that great instrumental “Pipeline”, the one with the great opening riff that basically created a whole new form of guitar playing? Brian Carman of “The Chantays” played that way back in 1962. Brian passed away on March 1st, but will always be remembered for this path-finding sound.One of the true pioneers.
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Interesting Covers – Oops!… I Did It Again
Interesting Covers takes a trip into the surreal by looking at Britney Spears “classic” Oops – I Did It Again. I realize I may face some mocking over this one, but one must take a chance now and then and reach for a straw? Remember, this song is used by the US Navy to drive…
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Interesting Covers – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
A true classic, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, was written in 1966 by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown. The song was originally recorded by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. The version was deemed not strong enough by Barry Gordy and given to Marvin Gaye, who recorded it in 1967. Gordy did…
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Remembering Phil Everly
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Interesting Covers – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Three very different takes on this classic. The original was written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and appears on his second album, “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan“. It was first performed by Dylan at Carnegie Hall in 1962. Over the years it has been recorded many times by a wide and varied array of talent. Dylan…
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