Solomon Burke – Don’t Give Up On Me
Despite years of reading articles, I know almost nothing about Solomon Burke that is not contained within his album Don’t Give Up On Me. The control and power in his voice carries a constant sorrow. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Solomon Burke – Sit This One Out In 2001, when Rev. Burke recorded [...]
Back Door Slam – Roll Away
Back Door Slam – Too Good For Me Back Door Slam – Roll Away I saw the Back Door Slam perform at the old Crocodile Café in Seattle, which has since abruptly closed, been sold, renovated, and reopened. As I recall, the band’s drummer (Ross) was celebrating his twenty-first birthday that night. He was the [...]
The late, great Steve Marriott
Got The Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 3 the other day from Netflix, and the highlight of the disc was definitely this performance by Humble Pie, Steve Marriott’s band with Peter Frampton after the former left the Small Faces. For the most part, I prefer Faces to Humble Pie and the Small Faces to both, [...]