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Monthly Archives: June 2010
On This Day 1969 – Bowie’s Oddity
Can you believe that it is 41 years, to the day that Space Oddity was released by Bowie? Neither can I, the rest as they say is history. Oh yes, this is the original version…………..
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: bowie, classic rock music, rock and blues, rock music, space oddity
Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk. – Tom Waits
Posted in Quotes
Tagged as: music quotations, Quotes, rock and blues, tom waits
On this Day – Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
On this day in 1955 Faron Young reached number one in the US C & W (it was called American Country at the time I think) charts with his Live fast, Love Hard, Die Young. (Covered unsuccessfully, by Eddie Cochran) To my ears there is something very odd and unsettling about this track. It might […]
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Tagged as: eddie Cochran, faron young, live fast love hard die young, patti smith, rock and blues, the who
Breaking News – Stuart Cable Found Dead
It seems that Stuart cable, original drummer in the Stereophonics, has been found dead at home early this morning. According to the police there are no suspicious circumstances. They were called to his house at 5am this morning. Stuart left the Phonics in 2003 after growing tension between him and Kelly Jones. Since then he […]
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Tagged as: kelly jones, rock and blues, stereophonics, stuart cable
On This Day – The Stones’ TV Debut & First Single
The Stones made their TV debut this day in 1963 on Thank Your Lucky Stars playing their first single C’mon. It may come a surprise to some of the younger readers that The Stones were once a rock and blues band playing blues covers. Their first album, imaginatively titled The Rolling Stones featured songs by […]
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Tagged as: Blues, blues music, chuck berry, classic rock music, muddy waters, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rolling stones, rufus thomas, skip james, willie dixon
Carly wants to be Spanked!
This is an old rumour but I have just found out that this is true, Carly Simon wants to be spanked before she goes on stage! Stage fright is something I understand. I could not get up and play in front of people (maybe that is because of my profound lack of talent). I admire […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: carly simon, rock and blues, spanking