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MACHINE HEAD | THE EPIC 1972 ALBUM THAT PUT THE “DEEP” IN DEEP PURPLE
- Deep Purple credits none other than Led Zeppelin for finally giving the band their focus. The boys in Deep Purple had experimented a lot with their sound in their early years– adding elements of...
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THE ACCIDENTAL MUSICAL GENIUS WHO UP AND WALKED AWAY | BILL WITHERS
- “Thoreau said– most men live lives of quiet desperation. I would like to know how it feels for my desperation to get louder.“ - –Bill Withers ~*~ - 1974 — Muhammad Ali and singer/songwriter Bill...
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PHOTOGRAPHY OF ROBERT ALTMAN | PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE
- After attending Hunter College in NYC, Robert Altman apprenticed under none other than Ansel Adams. He then went on to serve as Chief Staff Photographer for Rolling Stone magazine from 1969-1971....
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PEOPLE ALWAYS CALLED ME BLONDIE | AT SOME POINT I BECAME DIRTY HARRY
- “Hi, it’s Deb. You know, when I woke up this morning I had a realization about myself. I was always Blondie. People always called me Blondie, ever since I was a little kid. What I realized is that...
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RISE AGAIN LEE SCRATCH PERRY | PLAYING CRAZY TO CATCH WISE
- “For me to survive, me have to find something for myself and it was like a spiritual vibration, so me said– me going to make spiritual music. This spiritual music coming– they call it Reggae.” –Lee...
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“GREGORY’S GOING TO GET SCREWED-UP FROM TIME TO TIME– AND SO AM I.”
- “Our whole world as we knew it was shot to ratshit. I ought to write a soap opera.” –Cher - Being a child of the ’70s, the one over-riding vibe stuck in my memory is that it felt messy. Very messy....
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THE ROLLING STONES’ 1972 AMERICAN TOUR | STP– STONES TOURING PARTY
- “Some of my most outrageous nights– I can only believe actually happened because of corroborating evidence. No wonder I’m famous for partying! The ultimate party– if it’s any good– you can’t...
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THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, ca. 1980 | PHOTOGRAPHY OF ART MERIPOL
- So I recently came across these incredible images of the Fabulous Thunderbirds taken back in the ’80s by photographer Art Meripol that really grabbed me. The shots of Jimmie Vaughan are epic, and Kim...
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PEACE ON EARTH | BING & BOWIE’S EPIC AND TIMELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC DUET
- “Peace on Earth” has long been one of my all-time favorite Holiday tunes. Even more so when I learned about the odd and magical pairing of David Bowie & Bing Crosby many years ago. It was an epic...
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SEXTON BROS & ARC ANGELS | AUSTIN, THE BRAMHALL LEGACY & VAUGHAN…
- I love Texas. There are more Rock, Country, Folk and Blues music greats from the Lone Star State than you can shake a stick at– not to mention the colorful and storied scene they created that...
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STRAY CAT STRUTTIN’ STYLE | BRIAN SETZER AND THE BOYS ROCK THIS TOWN
- I loved the early days of the Stray Cats back when they were young, raw and fresh from Long Island. Seeing lil’ Brian Setzer in these grainy old pics (if you can help out with any photo credits, I’d...
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“KNOWLEDGE SPEAKS, BUT WISDOM LISTENS”| THE WISE WORDS OF JIMI
- “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” ― Jimi Hendrix - Too often in life we seek only to be heard instead of truly listening to, and understanding those who matter to us most– the ones that we love...
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MILES DAVIS |“IT’S NOT ABOUT STANDING STILL AND BECOMING SAFE…”
- The epic tales of Miles Davis and his need for speed have been on heavy rotation again lately, as they are just too damn good to die. I mean, who splits their Lambo Miura on the West Side Highway,...
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THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF KIRK WEST | ICONIC IMAGES OF MUSIC LEGENDS — THE BLUES
- Kirk West is probably best known as the long-time tour manager, archivist, and photographer for the Allman Brothers Band– but before that he spent many years shooting many other musical legends while...
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THE ROLLING STONES ROCK WARHOL’S EAST HAMPTON PAD | MONTAUK, 1975
- Andy Warhol cultural icon, and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones – Image by © Ken Regan - It was spring of 1975, and The Rolling Stones were gearing up for their epic Tour Of The Americas (TOTA)–...
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ZIGGY STARDUST | YOU’RE JUST A GIRL… WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MAKEUP?
- Brian Duffy photograph of David Bowie for the Aladdin Sane album cover, 1973. “Bowie’s sixth studio album marked the birth of the ‘schizophrenic’ character Aladdin Sane who was a development of the...
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BO DIDDLEY & THE CLASH, 1979 US TOUR | EVERY GENERATION HAS THEIR OWN LITTLE...
- 1979, Cleveland — Bo Diddley opened for The Clash on their US tour – Image by © Bob Gruen. In 1979, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of the Clash asked that Diddley open for them on the band’s first...
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FRANCE’S FAIREST EXPORT– FRANCOISE HARDY | IMMORTAL BELOVED STYLE & MUSIC MUSE
Francoise Hardy on the ‘Grand Prix’ film set seen wearing co-star James Garner’s helmet, 1966. Francoise Hardy was a wistful breath of fresh air during the sex, drugs & rock ‘n’ roll of the 1960s....
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ELVIS AND HIS GOOD OL’ MEMPHIS MAFIA MEET THEM LONG HAIRED BOYS FROM LED...
Sept. 7th, 1976 — Joe Esposito (Elvis Presley’s Memphis Mafia buddy) wearing a Led Zeppelin 1975 Tour T-shirt at the Holiday Inn hotel with Elvis in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. I Was There. And more… as...
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BON SCOTT, RENNIE ELLIS & RICHARD RAMIREZ | THE HIGHWAY TO HELL IS PAVED IN...
1978, Bon Scott and the Heathen Girls, Atlanta, GA. — Image by © 2011 Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive. “Up in his room, Bon orders one of those fancy American cocktails, then dials California for a...
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