“Criss Cross” follows “Living in a Ghost Town”… The Rolling Stones will release a deluxe edition of their 1973 album, Goats Head Soup. It will be available on September 4th in multiple configurations, including four-disc CD and vinyl box set editions. The other two unreleased songs are “Scarlet,” featuring Jimmy Page on guitar and Blind Faith‘s Ric Grech on bass, and “All ... Read More »

Ringo Starr celebrates a milestone birthday today as he turns 80 and says… Ringo Starr on turning 80 today, Tuesday, July 7th, 2020. “80? It’s a difficult one. 70 was easy. I think 40 was the hardest and this one’s is just gonna be what it’s gonna be and the celebration is gonna be very small. And, we’re still sort ... Read More »

Charlie Daniels, the country icon best known for his hit single “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has passed away at age 83 from a hemorrhagic stroke. He died at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee on Monday morning, July 6th. Photo by Jeff Smith – Perspectives (Image bought on Shutterstock) The Grammy, CMA and Dove award winner, who was on ... Read More »

Singer Colin Blunstone’s main memory of recording “Time of the Season” involves some friction between him and the song’s composer, Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent, who was producing him from the control room as he sang in the vocal booth. Blunstone recalls that he was having some trouble getting his vocal the way Argent wanted it, and feeling pressure because time was tight and their ... Read More »

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As we celebrate ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard’s birthday today, Billy Gibbons shares the story of the furry guitars they played in the “Legs” video! ZZ Top singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons on the furry guitars they played in the “Legs” video. “The furry guitar was definitely an inspiration from Bo Diddley. He had chopped and channeled his own versions of the ... Read More »