1965, San Francisco band The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, make their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California. The lineup featured Grace, her then-husband Jerry Slick on drums, his brother Darby Slick on guitar, David Miner on vocals and guitar, Bard DuPont on bass, and Peter van Gelder on flute, bass, and saxophone. 1967, The Doors appeared on the … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – September 22
Willie Nelson
Song Of The Day – “Undo The Right” by Willie Nelson
“If you can't say you love me say you hate me, And that you regret each time you held me tight, If you can't be mine forever then forsake me, If you can’t undo the wrong, undo the right.” Totally brilliant in its simplicity! And so is this demo recording made for Pamper Music, the music publishing company owned by Ray Price and Hal Smith. Only Willie Nelson could … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Undo The Right” by Willie Nelson
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Half A Man” by Willie Nelson
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Half A Man” by Willie Nelson Right from the outset everything was in place…timbre of voice…unique phrasing…clever lyrics…it was all there back in 1965…everything perhaps, except his beard was fully formed. The arrangement was standard for Nashville at the time with heaping helpings of strings and anonymous female background vocals. … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Half A Man” by Willie Nelson
More Billboard #1’s In 3D
Once again we are playing songs that peaked in the #1 position in Billboard magazine, the international publication devoted to the music industry, one of the oldest trade periodicals in the business. It maintains several charts that track the most popular recordings internationally in various categories on a weekly basis. These have existed for pop, country and R&B, since … [Read more...] about More Billboard #1’s In 3D