Monday, January 30, 2023

Just ONE more Phil Collins video

 


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Happy Birthday, Phil Collins

 Phil Collins turns 72 today.  


THIS is one of his best - turn up the volume!



Same song from Live Aid in 1985





Phil has had a slew of health problems lately.  They''re sadly detailed at this link:  

https://www.musictimes.com/articles/84129/20220310/phil-collins-health-problems-shocking-issues-drummer-suffers-explained.htm


Thursday, January 19, 2023

RIP David Crosby

 David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 19, 2023) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash.



Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got their first number-one hit in April 1965 with a cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan. Crosby appeared on the Byrds' first five albums and produced the original lineup's 1973 reunion album. In 1967 he joined Buffalo Springfield on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival, which contributed to his dismissal from the Byrds. He subsequently formed Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1968 with Stephen Stills (of Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash of the Hollies. After the release of their debut album, CSN won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969. Neil Young joined the group for live appearances, their second concert being Woodstock, before recording their second album Déjà Vu. Meant to be a group that could collaborate freely, Crosby and Nash recorded three gold albums in the 1970s, while the core trio of CSN remained active from 1976 until 2016. CSNY reunions took place in each decade from the 1970s through the 2000s.


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Songs Crosby wrote or co-wrote include "Lady Friend", "Everybody's Been Burned", "Why", and "Eight Miles High" with the Byrds and "Guinnevere", "Wooden Ships", "Shadow Captain", and "In My Dreams" with Crosby, Stills & Nash. He wrote "Almost Cut My Hair" and the title track "Déjà Vu" for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 album of the same name. He is known for having employed alternative guitar tunings and jazz influences. He released six solo albums, five of which charted. Additionally, he formed a jazz-influenced trio with his son James Raymond and guitarist Jeff Pevar in CPR. Crosby's work with the Byrds and CSNY has sold over 35 million albums.

Crosby was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once for his work in the Byrds and again for his work with CSN. Five albums to which he contributed are included in Rolling Stone'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, three with the Byrds and two with CSN(Y). He was outspoken politically and was sometimes depicted as emblematic of the 1960s' counterculture.

Crosby is the subject of the 2019 documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name, which was produced by Cameron Crowe.[6]

Thursday, January 12, 2023

RIP Jeff Beck

 A guitar great from my generation passed away today, January 11, 2023.

Jeff Beck was 78 years old.


The cause was bacterial meningitis his publicist said.

During the 1960s and '70s, Beck was a a member of

 the Yardbirds.  

 
One of the better songs from their album is "Over Under Sideways Down" from 1966.    Click below to listen




This is the first song of Beck's I heard and it's still my favorite.  From his "Blow by Blow" album, the song "Cause we've ended as lovers, released in 1975.

 



Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.  Here's a clip from him playing with Jimmy Page of Led Zepplin, performing Bolero/Immigrant Song and Train Kept A Running.





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