In Memoriam: Phil Woods
Many of you may not know who Phil Woods is but you have no doubt heard him, if only on a single, high-profile song played much on AM radio back…
In Memoriam: Gary Richrath (REO Speedwagon)
As with many bands, there are core members that define the sound and image of the band. If you take them away, you merely have a poor version of a…
In Memoriam: Chris Squire (Yes)
It’s completely rare to see such an outpouring of praise and sadness such as we have seen following the unfortunate cancer-related death of Chris Squire, the bassist extraordinaire for the…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: A Personal Look Back On B. B. King
He was too good for the music industry. The man was so dignified in how he handled himself among the sharks. How did a man like this end up becoming…
In Memoriam: B. B. King
A cornerstone of the beginnings of Rock and Roll left as quietly as a shadow on May 14 when B. B. King departed this place for another. And while many…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: Remembering Ben E. King
I was born in 1961. During that same year, a song was released by Ben E. King which has stayed with me in more ways than one. “Spanish Harlem” was…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: Remembering Percy Sledge
I’ve been roaming this earth for 53 years and I’ve seen them come and go. I’ve seen the perfect ones together. I’ve seen the the not so perfect ones manage…
Talia’s Overflow Notes: Remembering Andy Fraser
If you only knew Andy Fraser from his bass lines in the Free hit “All Right Now”, then you really don’t know what you’ve missed. Fraser was one of those…
In Memoriam: Danny McCulloch
There has been another passing involving one of the significant bands of the ’60s. Danny McCulloch, the man who replaced Chas Chandler after Chandler left The Animals to go on…
Remembering Sam Andrew Of Big Brother & The Holding Company
Sam Andrew stood tall literally. He grew tall even greater figuratively. Sam Andrew had this gutsy vision that he was going to gather together some like-minded friends and go exploring…
In Memoriam: Don Covay – RIP
I wish I had a good compilation or some sort of good anthology of Don Covay’s work. I was, however, so very fortunate to have been exposed to him twice…
In Memorium: Edgar Froese
So many years ago that we can count them as decades, Tangerine Dream released Electronic Meditation. That was in 1969, just a mere set of years after the birth of…