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Jimi Hendrix Experience: All Along The Watchtower
When I think of Bob Dylan covers, I think of The Byrds. I have a “best of” album, that consists of at least must contain at least half a dozen, if not more covers of Bob Dylan songs. But, by far the best cover of a Dylan record, in my opinion, is [...]
Aerosmith: I’m Down
Aerosmith reportedly played this cover of a Beatles song during their audition, thus helping them gain a record contract. Some year’s later, in 1987, they released the song on their album, “Permanent Vacation”. Aerosmith also did a pretty good job covering another song by The Beatles – “Come Together”.
Paul McCartney of The [...]
The Dubliners: Seven Drunken Nights
There is a comforting hilarity in Irish Drinking songs that can envelope you and whisk you into the corner of a low-ceilinged of an Irish bar. Before your eyes is a pint of iron-enriched dark liquid they call Guinness, and beyond that you see a throng of jiggly patrons tapping their feet, clapping [...]
Small Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
“Whatcha Gonna Do About It” was the debut single which the British Mod group Small Faces released in 1966 (A great year for music). The Small Faces were initially heavily influenced by American R&B. The melody was written by Small Faces songwriting duo Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and was influenced by Solomon [...]
The Beach Boys: Fun, Fun, Fun
“Fun, Fun, Fun” was a 1964 hit single written by two of the The Beach Boys band members, Brian Wilson and Mike Love. It is a true story. The band, visiting the KNAK radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah, overhead a complaint from the daughter of the owner of the station, [...]
The Yardbirds: Smokestack Lightning
The Yardbirds started the careers of three of the most influential guitarists of all time, namely Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. The trio never shared the stage together (what a super-group that would have been), though Beck and Page did combine to play a lead guitar duo for a brief stint [...]
James Taylor: Carolina in My Mind
Sometimes, you come across a song that has special meaning to you. This is one of those. In 1968, James Taylor recorded this song whilst working in England, for Apple Music, the record label owned by The Beatles. Taylor, born in Boston but and raised in North Carolina was writing about [...]
