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Image via Wikipedia Angus Young, the hard stomping, riff ripping guitarist from AC/DC turns 56 today. Young was born in Scotland but moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia in 1963. Known for his stage presence, wearing shorts on stage and some of the most memorable rock licks ever recorded. I still have a copy [...] Image by Anirudh Koul via Flickr Though it snowed again her in the Northeast it is spring and summer is not far behind. This means that summer music festivals have been announced. There is just something about listening to live music outside that stirs the soul, though there are a fair number of indoor festivals [...] It was March 22, 1955 when Johnny Cash at age 23 first went into the studio and recorded some Gospel tunes. It was Sam Phillips’ studio in Memphis. He was told by Phillips to come back when he’d written a hit. He of course did write a few hits after that day. Cashs’ first recordings at [...] When I was young my mother would listen to WNEW AM in NY. They played Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the like. Though never my favorite music I will still listen to it from time to time if only for the memories it invokes. These days some of my 9 year old daughters favorite music [...] How often do you purchase CD’s and MP3′s? Many people especially younger folks have starting to get their music mostly from streaming sources like Pandora, Rhapsody, Slacker and Groveshark. Each of these services works a little differently. Free Services According to an article in USA Today there has been a recent resurgence of vinyl record albums. According to recent Nielsen SoundScan numbers, vinyl was the fastest-growing musical format in 2010, with 2.8 million units sold, the format’s best year since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, the paper said. Since 2008 you can celebrate [...] One of the most expressive rock-blues guitarists passed away last night in Spain. Gary Moore died yesterday at the age of 58. As well having a long solo career, Moore was also a member of the rock band Thin Lizzy earlier in his career. His recording career spanned several decades where he experimented with [...] Grammy time is almost here. Here are the nominees for best Rock Solo Artist. What would your vote be? Here are the nominees for best Rock Solo. What’s your vote? 1: Eric Clapton – Run Back To Your Side ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP Because you read the Marantz blog or are a Facebook fan you’re finding out this exciting news before everyone else! Marantz America is proud to sponsor world-renowned German classical and rock violinist David Garrett on his 21-city U.S. Tour. Marantz is a longtime supporter and proponent of both classical and rock music, leading [...] This was the song that made me love and want to play music. It was this week in 1964 that the Beatles released their hit single “I want to hold your hand” which became the fastest selling single in Capitol records history. Believe it or not the label had turned down “Love Me Do”, “Please Please [...] |
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