I watched a number of videos of Linda Ronstadt performing live back in the day before finding this one, and the one thing I can tell you is she nails it EVERY time. Each one made me stop, listen, and be stunned again by her enormous talent. Unlike a lot of today’s female performers, Ronstadt’s voice is as clear and strong live as it is recorded. Many times it would…
Most of us are familiar with the J. Geils Band from their radio hits in the early 80’s, including: “Love Stinks” (which reached #38 in 1980), “Freeze-Frame” (which reached #4 in the Billboard Top 200 in 1981), and “Centerfold” (which reached #1 in the United States in early 1982). What you may not know is that the band got its start in WAY back in 1968, in Worcester, Massachusetts, under…
It’s great when we find videos of unusual LIVE performances, especially from a band’s early years. In this case we were looking for a live version of “Highway Star” by Deep Purple, a rock staple since it came out in 1972. According to our information “Highway Star”, which was off the Machine Head album, was recorded in December 1971 and released in March 1972. Along the way, the band stopped…
One of the most iconic rock songs of all time, ‘American Pie’ holds a special place in the hearts for many rock fans. It was released on McLean’s American Pie album in 1971, and shot to number-one in the United States in early 1972, for four weeks from January 15 to February 5. As most fans also know, the lyrics repeatedly mentioned “day the music died” in reference to the…