1967, Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper At the Gates of Dawn in the UK, on which most songs were penned by Syd Barrett. When reviewed by the two main UK music papers, Record Mirror and NME both gave the album four stars out of five. The album was recorded at Abbey Road studios, London during the same time that The Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper's. It … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 4
Lowell George
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Sailing Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley” by Robert Palmer
This is the opening triptych of songs from Palmer's debut solo album from 1974. But it wasn't the first time we heard from Palmer since he had been a member of the band Vinegar Joe before this releasing three critically acclaimed albums that were ignored by the public during the early '70s. "Sailing Shoes" was a Little Feat cover written by Lowell George. The band backing … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Sailing Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley” by Robert Palmer
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Easy To Slip" by Little Feat
Song Of The Day - "Easy To Slip" by Little Feat This Lowell George classic comes from Little Feat's 1972 album "Sailin' Shoes." Lowell had been a session musician playing oboe and baritone sax on several Frank Sinatra recordings. He formed the band after a stint as a member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers Of Invention along with ex-Mother Roy Estrada . This song was covered by Bob … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Easy To Slip" by Little Feat
Song Of The Day – “Easy To Slip” by Bob Weir
I love the Grateful Dead, but I’ve never been a huge fan of Bob Weir. That might seem strange to say, since Weir was responsible for some of The Dead’s best-loved classics including “Estimated Prophet,” “Black Throated Wind,” “Jack Straw,” “Playing In The Band,” “Greatest Story Ever Told,” “Cassidy,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “The Music Never Stopped” and even a late-period entry like … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Easy To Slip” by Bob Weir
