In 1970, Dave Mason released his first solo album, the revered Alone Together, after the first version of Traffic crashed. Mason moved to America where a lot of roots music originated. He settled in Southern California, hanging out with Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Cass Elliott and others where a new sound was developing. This led … More Dave Mason: Alone Together, Again
The 1976 concert film from Led Zeppelin played on Turner Classic Movies as part of a series of music-related films. I enjoy the live album from the film more than the actual film. The concert footage was filmed over several nights at Madison Square Garden in July 1973, with the fantasy sequences added later. Additional … More The Song Remains the Same
My blog on former Poco songwriter and guitarist Paul Cotton is one of my most popular writings. Paul has a lot of fans. After leaving Poco in 2010, Paul enjoyed life in Key West and fronted his own band. In recent years, Paul has been living in Oregon, mostly out of the public eye, but … More Paul Cotton 2
Les Dudek has traveled a lot of miles in his musical career. From obscurity to mainstream music biz, back to relative obscurity. A ramblin’ man of sorts. Dudek was positioned on the road to success in the 1970s, but for some reason, it did not happen. Talent, connections, big record company contract – somehow the … More Les Dudek: The Best Guitarist You Don’t Know
Another reader suggested topic. Form a fantasy band, picking by position. Ready, set, go. Lead singer: Roger Daltrey. There are many fine vocalists, but Roger is hands-down the one. More iconic vocalists? Jagger, Bowie, Lennon come to mind, but Roger has the range, the swagger and the chops. Roger just looks like the prototype 1970s … More Ultimate Rock Band
Forgive me for not writing about this album before, or Eric Clapton for that matter. Where do you start with Clapton? I guess right here. Fifty years ago, this delight was delivered to record stores. Remember record stores? This was the third band for Clapton in just a couple of years. I am not sure … More Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
1978. More than 40 years ago, Cat Stevens changed into Yusuf. His last album as Cat Stevens was Back to Earth, a very curious addition to his musical library. It was 30 years before we heard anything musically from Cat Stevens / Yusuf. The world knew of Yusuf from various news reports which were often … More Cat Stevens: Back to Earth
This is not intended as a desert island collection, but if I had this group of albums, I’d be a relatively happy man. These albums struck a chord with me and continued to be go-to albums in the following decades. You’ll note, these are all albums from the 1970s. No Rolling Stones, Who, Yes, Led … More Classic Rock Albums: Here’s 10
How do you pick best drummers? The list could be endless, starting with the first neanderthal beating on a log with a bone. No, he was not part of the British Invasion. There are great jazz and big band drummers, but that is beyond my base of knowledge, so I am going to focus on … More Best Drummers: Here Are a Few
Lake was a German rock band, popular in the late 1970s that had a debut album that sounded a lot like Foreigner and Supertramp. Two very good bands to be compared. I still have my vinyl copy of their debut album purchased in 1977, which I nearly wore it out from repeated playing. Lake continued … More Lake: The Rock Band You Won’t Remember
