Earlier this month Dion DiMucci (remember Dion and the Belmonts?) released Blues With Friends. Dion’s voice shines throughout, but it’s the soulful playing by Samantha Fish in "What If I Told You” that got me. … [Read more...]

Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen) and his son Jay Weinberg perform a mind-blowing duet at Guitar Center's 21st Annual Drum-Off Finals on January 8, 2010. … [Read more...]

Drummer Alan Dawson sets the foundation here in the Dave Brubeck Trio with Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond at the Newport Jazz Festival at Yankee Stadium, New York City, 7th July 1972. Dave Brubeck - piano; Alan Dawson - drums; Jack Six - bass; Paul Desmond - alto sax; Gerry Mulligan - baritone sax. … [Read more...]

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Drumline battle between West Point and the United States Air Force Academy. The drumlines from West Point and USAFA battle it out before the annual football game between these two academies. … [Read more...]

Joe Bonamassa & Eric Clapton - "Further On Up the Road” … [Read more...]

TGIF from Key West! … [Read more...]

The Rolling Stones: Living in a Ghost Town #1 on iTunes. … [Read more...]

Cool story about Booker T’s influence and bass playing on Bob Dylan’s Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door from this interview in 2012. Songwriter, producer and musician Booker T. Jones makes his first appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live in on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown. From his early work as one of the architects of the soul sound at Stax Records to the iconic tunes he cut with Booker T. & The MG's to his production work with legends like Bill Withers and Willie Nelson, it's difficult to overstate the impact Jones has had on American music. During his Mountain … [Read more...]

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