Remembering Bill Haley & The Comets

REMEMBERING BILL HALEY & THE COMETS

Bill Haley was a country singer who loved to play Western Swing music. Bill Haley and his Comets had existed in an earlier, more country-flavored form as The Saddlemen but by the time they

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Celebrating Steve Paul's The Scene

 

 

Located at 301 West 46th Street in New York City, The Scene, which opened its doors sometime in 1965, was indeed the most renowned rock club in the USA for a short span during the mid-sixties. This joint was run

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The Strange Saga of the Rolling Stones' Cocksucker Blues

 

 

This is the story of Cocksucker Blues, Robert Frank's Suppressed Rolling Stones Documentary of their 1972 tour.  The film captures the Rolling Stones onstage, backstage, and in intimate situations that hardly anybody would want to be captured on film.  

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The Beatles On Tour 1964

 

 

1964

"The Beatles were one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time. They also had one of the fiercest, most intensely loyal fandoms of all time. Beatles fans — mainly teenage girls — offered the band their

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Remembering The Lone Star Cafe NYC

 

 

Beginning in 1976, the Lone Star was a haven for Texas-style bad behavior in New York City. It was a raucous, often crowded place, with free-flowing tequila, pretty good barbecue, not a few 10-gallon hats and performers like Willie Nelson,

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ROCK & ROLL CARTOON FUNNIES!

Here's A Rare Photo Essay of 

Beyonce Feeding Spinach To Jean-Paul Sartre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAVID LEE ROTH BREAKING WIND ON STAGE

 

 

A Cartoon about Question Mark & The Mysterians...what the?!

 

 

 

 

1978 > A MOMENT IN TIME @ A FREELANCE VANDALS GIG

 

 

 

LIVE

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Faces in the Crowd: D.A. Pennebaker

 

 

One Sunday back in 2019, I woke up to the news that D.A. Pennebaker had passed away at the age of 94.  While Pennebaker was a well known film maker to many folks, I thought it would be worthwhile to

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Alive As Yesterday: 1960 Rock Concerts

Greetings to one & all!

Today's blog post takes a look @

Concerts in 1960!

Brook Benton / The Platters / Del Shannon

Dee Clark / The Drifters / Gary U.S. Bonds

Phil Upchucrch / The Cleftones

The Forum

Montreal,

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Rock & Roll Library: My Winter Reading List

While my life suddenly got deconstructed due to a lack of gigs right after Christmas, I tried to ignore the madness of the outside world by finally finding the time to read a stack of rock & roll books that

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