Wait — Ringo Starr is how old?
I guess I’m in denial, but I just read that Ringo turned 68 yesterday, which basically means he’s old. (Sorry, mom.) And, of course, when your heroes get old, you can’t help but feel a little gray yourself.
Sigh.
Anyway, in honor of Ringo’s aging (but still living!), I figured I’d list my five favorite drummers. […]
Posted on July 8th, 2008 by Pat
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”Cry Baby Cry” Was a “White Album” Classic in 1968
I’d like to say my parents played “Cry Baby Cry” when I was in the crib, but it’s highly unlikely. My parents, after all, were never Beatles fans.
And, frankly, that kind of annoys me. Even though my dad was just 29 when the “White Album” came out, […]
Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Pat
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When Elvin Bishop won a National Merit Scholarship in the 1950s, he could have gone to the college of his choice. But instead of picking a school based on its academic reputation, the future physics major based his choice on music.
“I knew that Chicago was where the blues was,” he said in a phone interview […]
Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Pat
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‘You’ll never hear surf music again’
At the end of Jimi Hendrix’s “Third Stone From The Sun” he can be heard in the background saying, “may you never hear surf music again.”
That was 40 years ago, and may have been a reference to the Beach Boys after the group pulled out of the 1967 Monterey Pop […]
Posted on June 19th, 2007 by Pat
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