Working with Paul McCartney would be a dream for many musicians. He proved himself to be a talented musician and songwriter with The Beatles. Some of their most notable songs feature only Paul by himself. Collaborating with the bassist wasn’t a bucket list item for guitarist Chris Spedding, but he said Paul’s whining proved how different he was from other musicians.
(l-r) Paul McCartney; Chris Spedding | Richard Blanshard/Getty Images; Michael Putland/Getty Images Chris Spedding worked with Paul McCartney on ‘Give My Regards to Broad Street’
The closest you could get to a Beatles reunion in the mid-1980s was getting two of the remaining three members in the same studio.
Since George Harrison paused his solo career after 1982’s Gone Troppo, that meant Paul and Ringo Starr. And Paul was the only option since Ringo spent most of the decade on the sidelines, too.
Chris Spedding...
(l-r) Paul McCartney; Chris Spedding | Richard Blanshard/Getty Images; Michael Putland/Getty Images Chris Spedding worked with Paul McCartney on ‘Give My Regards to Broad Street’
The closest you could get to a Beatles reunion in the mid-1980s was getting two of the remaining three members in the same studio.
Since George Harrison paused his solo career after 1982’s Gone Troppo, that meant Paul and Ringo Starr. And Paul was the only option since Ringo spent most of the decade on the sidelines, too.
Chris Spedding...
- 4/9/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Robert Gordon, a rockabilly devotee and singer whose band the Tuff Darts was a staple of New York City’s Cbgb and Max’s Kansas City punk scene of the 1970s, died today. He was 75.
His death was announced by his record label Cleopatra Records on Facebook. “Cleopatra Records would like to offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” the statement reads. “We liked working with Robert and will miss his powerful baritone vocal as well as his focused dedication to his music.”
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A cause of death was not disclosed, but a GoFundMe page set up by his family says Gordon had been battling an aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia.
His death was announced by his record label Cleopatra Records on Facebook. “Cleopatra Records would like to offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” the statement reads. “We liked working with Robert and will miss his powerful baritone vocal as well as his focused dedication to his music.”
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A cause of death was not disclosed, but a GoFundMe page set up by his family says Gordon had been battling an aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia.
- 10/18/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Roxy Music have been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ever since their debut single “Virginia Plain” turned 25 in 1997, but they were always more popular in their native England than America and even members of the band are a little surprised they got in this year. “I always felt we were a little too far out there for the general public in America even though we have a strong following in some pockets over there,” Roxy saxophonist Andy Mackay told Rolling Stone late last year. “It was very surprising to hear.
- 3/30/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Bryan Ferry will reunite with Roxy Music members Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera for a performance at the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera will perform alongside a group of musicians that have played with either Ferry or Roxy Music throughout the years, including Chris Spedding, Neil Jason and Fonzi Thornton. However, drummer Paul Thompson and synth master Brian Eno will not attend the ceremony due to prior commitments.
Roxy Music hasn’t performed together since 2011 and in a January interview with Rolling Stone,...
Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera will perform alongside a group of musicians that have played with either Ferry or Roxy Music throughout the years, including Chris Spedding, Neil Jason and Fonzi Thornton. However, drummer Paul Thompson and synth master Brian Eno will not attend the ceremony due to prior commitments.
Roxy Music hasn’t performed together since 2011 and in a January interview with Rolling Stone,...
- 3/27/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago – The name Rodriguez alone, although it carries a mysterious cache, isn’t identifiable as any individual. Rodriguez is Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, but when he was a troubadour musician in the 1960s and ‘70s he was simply “Rodriguez.” His extraordinary story is told in the new film “Searching for Sugar Man,” directed by Malik Bendjelloul.
Rodriguez released two notable albums in consecutive years when he first began recording, “Cold Fact” (1970) and “Coming from Reality” (1971). The brilliant tone poems were supersonic dreams from the consciousness of the era. But the albums, and the songs, went nowhere. As with many musicians, Rodriguez faded into obscurity, taking on journeyman jobs in his native Detroit. But half a world away, something amazing was happening. The country of South Africa, so beaten and sorrowful because of apartheid, was embracing the albums and songs of Rodriguez. He became a sensation in the country, and he didn’t even know it.
Rodriguez released two notable albums in consecutive years when he first began recording, “Cold Fact” (1970) and “Coming from Reality” (1971). The brilliant tone poems were supersonic dreams from the consciousness of the era. But the albums, and the songs, went nowhere. As with many musicians, Rodriguez faded into obscurity, taking on journeyman jobs in his native Detroit. But half a world away, something amazing was happening. The country of South Africa, so beaten and sorrowful because of apartheid, was embracing the albums and songs of Rodriguez. He became a sensation in the country, and he didn’t even know it.
- 8/8/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
No one would have believed in the last months of 2011 that one of the most inspired and successful concept albums of all time, itself based on one of the most popular and beloved science fiction stories of all time, was about to be given an upgrade of planet sized proportions; but that's exactly what transpired when composer Jeff Wayne called a press conference on 18th November to announce the coming of The War Of The Worlds: The New Generation.
Thirty-three years after the original double album was released, a critical and commercial success that featured an eclectic cast including Moody Blues front man Justin Hayward, chirpy Cockney David Essex, Thin Lizzy rocker Phil Lynott and legendary movie star Richard Burton, Wayne surprised fans by revealing that he would be releasing a reinterpretation of his masterpiece in June 2012, to be followed several months later by an international concert tour in the winter (subject,...
Thirty-three years after the original double album was released, a critical and commercial success that featured an eclectic cast including Moody Blues front man Justin Hayward, chirpy Cockney David Essex, Thin Lizzy rocker Phil Lynott and legendary movie star Richard Burton, Wayne surprised fans by revealing that he would be releasing a reinterpretation of his masterpiece in June 2012, to be followed several months later by an international concert tour in the winter (subject,...
- 1/4/2012
- Shadowlocked
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