“Roll over, Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news.”
Keith Richards Inducts Chuck Berry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986):
“Chuck was my man. He was the one who made me say ‘I want to play guitar, Jesus Christ!’…Suddenly I knew what I wanted to do.”
~Keith Richards (1992)
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October 12: Happy Birthday Sam Moore!Samuel David Moore aka Sam Moore (born October 12, 1935) is an American Southern soul and rhythm & blues (R&B) singer, who was the tenor vocalist for the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981.
Sam Moore is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame (for “Soul Man”), the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and a Grammy Award and a multi-Gold Record award-winning recording artist. Sam & Dave were the most successful and critically acclaimed duo in soul music history. Moore has also achieved a distinguished 25-year career as a solo performing and recording artist.
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One of our heroes has his birthday today!
David Hidalgo (born October 6, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Los Lobos. He is also a member of the supergroup Los Super Seven and of the Latin Playboys, a side project band made up of some of the members of Los Lobos. He formed another side project band with Mike Halby of Canned Heat, called Houndog.
Hidalgo’s songs have been covered by the Jerry Garcia Band, Waylon Jennings, Bonnie Raitt and others. He performed at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010. His son, David Hidalgo, Jr. is the current drummer for Social Distortion.
In addition to his work with Los Lobos, Hidalgo often plays musical instruments such as accordion, violin, 6-string banjo, cello, requinto jarocho, percussion, drums and guitar as a session musician for other artists’ releases.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.
― Jimi Hendrix
Music is a safe kind of high.
― Jimi Hendrix
Oh, I loved… I loved Jimi Hendrix.
~Bob Dylan (Verona press conference, May 1984)[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Neil Young inducts Jimi Hendrix Experience Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions 1992:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower (Official Audio):
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photo: Baron Wolman
Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell
~Joni MitchellYou could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, it’s just complaining.
~Joni Mitchell
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“I am right. I`m always right. One time I thought I was wrong, I found out I was right. ”
~Jerry Lee Lewis“Just point me to the piano and give me my money. In fifteen minutes I’ll have ’em SHAKIN’, SHOUTIN’, SHIVERIN’, and SHAKIN'”
~Jerry Lee Lewis
From Wikipedia:
| Birth name | Jerry Lee Lewis |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Killer |
| Born | September 29, 1935 (age 83) |
| Origin | Ferriday, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock and roll, country, rockabilly, blues, Honky tonk, gospel |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, pianist |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Labels | Sun, Mercury, Sire/Warner Bros, MCA |
| Website | www.jerryleelewis.com |
Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. He is known by the nickname “The Killer”.
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