29. March 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Directly From My Heart…
A few months back, I wrote of the history pertaining to the tune “Keep A-Knockin’,” with the most popular version …
Author: Ed
JacoFan (Ed) can boast quite an impressive resume. He has long been a Student and Collector of Blues and Roots Music. He has been accepted by a National Blues Magazine as a Contributor, and he has been recruited by a music production company to research and write for a National Television Show about music, most especially guitarists, and to write for a Radio Documentary Series about The Blues
28. March 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Matchbox
I believe I did an article on “Matchbox” a few years ago but decided that, since there are significantly more …
27. March 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
And It Makes Me Wonder …
You would never know it from the material he wrote and performed, but the late Jim Croce had a passion …
26. March 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
My Castle’s Rockin’
April 1st marks the birthday of one of the greatest blues singers who ever lived – Miss Alberta Hunter, born …
22. March 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones have churned out so many classics over the past several decades that they, in my opinion, epitomize …
20. March 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
The Wolf is at your door
January 10th, marks the anniversary of the death of one of our favorite musicians; a GIANT of the blues and …
18. March 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Elvis Presley
In the decades prior to the 1950s, both black music and white not only co-existed, but inspired each other. It’s …
20. February 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Little Richard
Little Richard claims to be the “architect of rock’n’roll”. Why? Because, as the man himself says, we must remember that …
19. February 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Chuck Berry – Hail, Hail, Rock ‘N’ Roll
In a sense, Chuck Berry’s story was different to that of Bill Haley and Elvis in that Chuck was a …
10. February 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Rock ‘n’ Roll History Lesson #3
So far, I covered the different meanings of the phrase “rock’n’roll” and songs that highlight those meanings. I have shown …
9. February 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Rock ‘n’ Roll History Lesson #2
Now that we’ve cleared up the history of the phrase “rock’n’roll,” let’s examine some more musical examples. I want to …
8. February 2014Hitting Rock Bottom
Rock ‘n’ Roll History Lesson #1
In July 2004, America celebrated the “fiftieth anniverary of rock ‘n’ roll,” for it was fifty years earlier, on July …
