Buddy Rich, world famous drummer, was born on September 30, 1917. In 1966, I was 14 and my Mom had been dragging me along for three years already to every band event at St. Aloysius High School in New Orleans…
In September 1963 I was eleven and listening intently to WTIX, 690 AM, “the mighty 690”. This pioneering radio station in New Orleans came in perfectly on my spectacular Magnavox transitor radio, with remote headphone! That is the real thing,…
Well it is true that a “doobie” is a slang term for a marijuana cigarette. And a friend of the Doobie Brothers back in 1970 suggested it as a joke, referring to the band’s fondness for “doobies.” They planned to…
August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Festival was held on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre farm in Bethel outside New York. Attended by over 400,000 people, the event featured, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Canned Heat,…
August 21, 2002: A new book ‘Show the Girl the Door’ written by a former tour manager disclosed some strange demands by female acts. It revealed that Shania Twain would travel with a sniffer dog in case of bombs. Jennifer…
JULY 6, 1971, The Allman Brothers band releases LIVE AT FILLMORE EAST. They were the true soundtrack for the 70s and they played many times at THE WAREHOUSE in New Orleans where I grew up. Naturally, at some point, I…
“On this day in 1959, Billie Holiday died in a New York City hospital from cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse, aged 43, (while under arrest for heroin possession, with police officers stationed at the door to…
With an incomparable voice, SHE dominated the charts in the 70s. She continued to perform for over 40 years, scoring hits in many genres, including pop, rock, opera, standards, rock, and country. She received 26 grammy nominations and 11 wins. In 2017,…
June 23 2004: A Fender Stratocaster that Eric Clapton nicknamed ‘Blackie’ sold at a Christie’s auction for $959,500 (£564,412) in New York, making it the most expensive guitar in the world. The proceeds of the sale went towards Clapton’s Crossroads addiction clinic,…
