Give me a “T” for Texas. The Lone Star State talks big and delivers big in its myths and music. From Abilene to Amarillo, El Paso to Galveston, here are 10 great artists who hail from Texas, which isn’t so much a State but state of mind. Buddy Holly – In Holly’s too-short life, he [...]
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By the time Jeff Healey and band mates Joe Rockman (bass) and Tom Stephen (drums) returned to Toronto in 1994 for a two-night gig at Grossman’s Tavern, they were a well-known recording and live outfit. Healey had captivated and thrilled audiences with his “lap-style” guitar technique and also scored a big hit with “Angel Eyes.” [...]
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Frank Marino’s first solo album after Mahogany Rush is a little-known effort titled The Power Of Rock And Roll. Released in 1981, it came packaged in a cartoonish cover ( I kind of like it), but the music is anything but. Instead, this 12-inch platter is full of Marino’s incendiary playing and gruffest vocals. There’s [...]
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The roots of the blues extend deep, deep into the soil of the Mississippi Delta, Texas, the Piedmont and up to Chicago. The influence of the blues on American music is inestimable, and the greatest blues artists and their classic recordings are as timeless as the blues itself. Here are 50 of the most influential [...]
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