Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its inductees for 2008By OffBeat staffThe inductees will be honored at a ceremony on March 10, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The performer inductees are: 1. Leonard Cohen2. The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and Mike Smith)3. Madonna4. John Mellencamp5. The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Ger...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its inductees for 2008By OffBeat staffThe inductees will be honored at a ceremony on March 10, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The performer inductees are: 1. Leonard Cohen2. The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and Mike Smith)3. Madonna4. John Mellencamp5. The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Ger...
Happy Birthday to "*Little Walter*":http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifwxq95ld0e, born Marion Walter Jacobs on this day in 1930. Most blues historians consider Little Walter to be the most influential harmonica (or harp) player of the postwar period. I can say from experience that anytime you talk to a blues harp player about style, tone, technique, etc., you won't get far before Littl
Dear Mog,It's been a while since I've posted. Actually, it's been a while since I've successfully posted, because over the last few months I've made some attempts to add a new post, but when I go to publish my epic return, the internet wheels just spin and nothing happens. So this time I'm cutting the crap, writing in a separate text editor so I don't lose any moments of brilliance, and I'll ...