Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images One of the most enduring song subjects in musical history is one that has pervaded virtually all forms of art: love. Composers and songwriters have been…
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21 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Legendary Fiddler Who Played With Flatt & Scruggs and Helped Usher in a New Era of Bluegrass
Vassar Clements On this day (August 16) in 2005, Vassar Clements died of lung cancer at the age of 77. He was a self-taught fiddle player who started his professional career as…
Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer Briefly Wakes From Coma, Jokes With Family Before Being Sedated Again
(Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images) John Paris, the drummer of acclaimed funk band Earth, Wind and Fire, suffered from a “cardiac incident” on August 6. The band and Paris’s family gave an…
The Disagreement Between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards That Threatened To Dismantle The Rolling Stones
(MANDATORY CREDIT Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performs on stage at Wembley Empire Pool, London, United Kingdom, September 1973. (Photo by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty…
3 Underrated Heartland Rock Bands From the 1970s That Should Be Household Names Today
Southside Johnny Lyon of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at Comiskey Park In Chicago, Ilinois, August 19, 1979. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) If you loved heartland rock and were around…