Made men: the bassists of James Brown
Almost as legendary is the iron-fisted manner in which James Brown ran his band. Tales of fines for missed cues and unshined ...
Last member of noted heavy metal band to play on South Shore. What kind of show is planned
At 81, Jim McCarty loves playing the greatest hits of The Yardbirds, but he knows today’s fans also like to hear tales of the ...
Claremont luthier finds love and craft in the shape of a violin
JB Violins is tucked into a small building off Alley 38, just south of West Bonita Avenue in Claremont. One might expect its ...
20 funk bass legends who took low-end groove to new heights
A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster ...
Music world was rocked by these singers’ deaths in March
Young was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012 and retired from making music for a time, according to Ultimate Classic Rock.
He was idolized by Stevie Ray Vaughan, and remains one of the most overlooked Telecaster slingers of all time
Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic ...
R&B legends, rock icons and a young rap star: Musicians who died in March
BLAST reported that Martinez was “a legendary Garifuna musician and politician, whose impact on Honduran culture was widely ...