In Memoriam: Jaki Liebezeit (Can)
If you were a musically experimental sort, then chances are good that you’re aware of the German band, Can. They began their blend of jazz and rock back in the…
In Memoriam: Pete Overend Watts (Mott The Hoople)
Last year, Dale ‘Buffin’ Griffin, the drummer of Mott The Hoople passed away due to Alzheimer’s disease. He was 68. He was part of the sad exits of life that…
In Memoriam: Greg Lake (King Crimson/ELP)
The world turns. Time moves inexorably onward. And people pass on because of that. We age. We get time-worn. Yes, it seems unfair…and it is! But that’s the paradigm we…
Talia’s Notes: Leon Russell
My thoughts are so scattered as I type this. A short while ago, I found out that Leon Russell has passed away. For all of us in the music community,…
In Memoriam: Leon Russell
As if 2016 was not content with taking many great Rock luminaries this year, it had to its checklist with the taking of Leon Russell. Leon Russell, who entered the…
Leonard Cohen
He knew it. When Mr Cohen posted that he was ready for death, he knew it. Then came the retraction. It was for our sake, no doubt, that retraction. And…
In Memoriam – Bernie Worrell
As this year progresses, we continue to lose the great ones at an alarming rate. But not just the visible ones. There are also greats that contributed so much to…
Talia’s Notes: Thoughts On The Passing Of Henry McCullough Of Wings
That solo, man. That solo. It never stopped doing what it did to me each time it came on the radio back in the Spring of 1973. It already greatly…
In Memoriam: Isao Tomita (Tomita)
As it becomes more readily apparent that 2016 knows little compassion, we now learn that ambient pioneer, Isao Tomita has passed at the age of 83. While I was already…
Talia’s Notes: In Fond Remembrance Of Billy Paul (Paul Williams)
Contrary to popular belief, it actually does get cold in California-especially the Bay Area. The nights were definitely chilly. I remember it so well. There was a period in December…
In Memoriam – Lonnie Mack
The unfortunate passing of Lonnie Mack is greatly overshadowed by the high-profile passing of Prince. And not to detract from the importance of Prince as an influence in the vast…