Watching the movie “Cadillac Records” last week (for the third or fourth time) reminded me that I haven’t written anything on my blog page in a long time! It’s been too easy to go on Facebook and post a video or put up a comment on someone’s post. If you haven’t seen “Cadillac Records,” it chronicles the life of Leonard Chess and his record label (Chess), and explores the musical era from the early 1940’s to the late 1960’s through the music recorded by the label’s artists. I don’t know how much of the script is based on fact, but I knew so little of the personal lives of blues greats like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, Little Walter and Etta James that it was interesting to see the portrayals bring these musicians to life.
I do know something of one of the artists depicted in the film—Chuck Berry. ...
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John Waite has a new album that rocks! It's called Rough and Tumble. John checked in earlier this week to discuss the new tunes, and his legendary past with the Babys and Bad English.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival was either the hippest pop band of the late 1960's...or the poppiest hip band! A hit-making machine from 1969-1971, the band broke up and John Fogerty went solo in 1973. He refused to perform any of the CCR hits for years--choosing to play covers of country songs as the Blue Ridge Rangers, and then writing new music for his solo albums.
In 1995, original CCR members Stu Cook (bass guitar) and Doug Clifford (drums) put a band together to perform the music they had created since 1968 as Creedence Clearwater Revisited. They still hit the road every year and play for adoring crowds.
Doug Clifford called The River on August 17 to talk about the rocky road to success, starting with "Suzi-Q" in 1968 to becoming arguably the most popular band in the world a year later.
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