In response to a previous post about Blind Faith, a friend expressed interest in the genesis of the infamous 1969 album cover, how it all came about. Below is a rather long excerpt from an even longer note about the creation of the Blind Faith cover by Bob Seidemann, the photographer who came up with the concept … Continue reading The story behind the Blind Faith cover
Late last year, Jeff Beck released his third live album since 2006, Performing This Week … Live At Ronnie Scott’s, recorded at the legendary London jazz club. Later this month, a DVD of the performance will be released by Eagle Rock Entertainment. Beck, acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest guitar players, has had a varied career … Continue reading Performing now … the one and only Jeff Beck
Last February, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood played three sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden. It was the first time they had played specifically billed together since their successful, but doomed-from-the-start Blind Faith project in 1969. They had performed together in early 2007 at an English festival, Clapton joining Winwood’s touring band, and later that summer … Continue reading Blind Faith not needed for these two
Susan Tedeschi’s Back To The River, released late last year, quickly moved to the top of the Billboard Blues chart and remains near the top after nine weeks. But it appears to have been virtually ignored by most of the major rock magazines. That’s too bad because as much as this is a blues outing, … Continue reading Back to the blues
Delaney Bramlett, a much more influential than popular musician, died Saturday at 69. The Reuters obit is about the most complete. He and his wife’s group, Delaney and Bonnie & Friends, from the late ’60s, early ’70s, never hit it really big, but had some recognizable tunes such as Only You Know And I Know. More … Continue reading So long Delaney
Finally a list of favorite albums from 2011. I’ve included the best albums of early 2012 as well. Here are the top albums from 2011: 1. El Camino, The Black Keys: No they haven’t lost their way. No, this isn’t a step back or a step to the side. This is infectious, rocking and raw, though … Continue reading Best of 2011 and early 2012
The Felice Brothers have to rank right up there with all-time camera-shy bands. On their second Team Love release, Yonder Is The Clock, there are no photos and scant information about the band, similar to their eponymous first record for the label. There is no lack of creative, roots-imbued songs with thought-provoking lyrics though. Channeling Americana as … Continue reading The clock is ticking
I mentioned in Concerts Vol. 1 that one of my earliest major influences from a live show was seeing the Paul Butterfield Blues Band at the Cafe Au Go Go in the winter of 1966-67. That remains true but there was a series of concerts that had an even bigger impact for me. I saw Cream play … Continue reading Concerts Vol. 3: Fresh Cream