1 “Out on the road for forty days Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze Sweet sweet Connie was doin’ her act She had the whole show and that’s a natural fact” “We’re an American Band” Grand Funk Railroad was an American band on the decline. Controlled by Terry Knight, an almost […]

Gut wrenching it was … I first saw Don & Phil in 62 at the London, New Victoria theater on a tour with Ketty Lester.  They were backed by the Crickets . It was the first time I heard records done right on stage. Oh, what a feeling … In late 63 the Rolling Stones […]

“Sister Susie, brother John Martin Luther, Phil and Don Brother Michael, Auntie Gin Open the door and let ’em in, yeah” “Let ‘Em In” Wings They were the heroes of our heroes. The first Everly Brothers song I remember hearing was “All I Have to Do Is Dream” from Jan & Dean’s 1965 live album […]

They canceled because they didn’t sell any tickets. Covid was just a cover-up. Crowdsourcing, i.e. my readers, hipped me to this. Not that it’s fully explicable, the act had two top ten hits in 2020 and one already in 2021, but to know more I’d have to investigate locations, ticket prices, etc. Failure in the […]