I’ve always had a bit of a problem separating things like music by genres. In a recent piece I wrote, I made the statement, “I tend to think of all worthwhile American music as being a type of blues.”* I knew when I typed it that the statement would bother some people. People have a…
It’s rare to be able to point to someone as definitively the best at anything. Chuck Berry is the greatest of all time when it comes to Rock and Roll. When you look at his body of work, it’s staggering. It’s not just that he had a lot of good songs. He had a lot…
I’ve been listening to a lot of B.B. King since his death. One thing that struck me is that “The Thrill Is Gone” was released 20 years into his career. It was not only his biggest hit, but his signature song. After it became a hit, it was the one song you would be guaranteed…
I was lucky enough to attend the final Allman Brothers Band concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. When I first found out I was going, I thought I might write a review and post it here. But, I soon realized that to write a review correctly, I would need to take notes…
I was asked the question, “Why does the album Exile on Main Street best epitomize rock and roll?” My first instinct was to question the question. Does it best epitomize rock and roll? The only way to know is to figure out what rock and roll is. Once we know that, we can analyze Exile…
