As a guitar player, I've played a lot of gigs over the years - but the best was an unplanned gig with my brother David. We didn’t even have our own equipment with us, but it worked well.
The Backbeat
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The One-Dollar Gig
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Dream Guitars

Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Duane and his Magical Slide

There were other slide players around whose music I was familiar with: Bonnie Raitt, Mick Taylor, George Harrison, and a few others. I had not paid much attention to slide before I heard Duane and the Allman Brothers Band. Obviously, there were quite a few excellent slide artists, but Duane's playing stood out for me as superior.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Ric Ocasek: Rock Star, Memory Maker
Ric Ocasek singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record
producer, best known for his band The Cars, died September 15, 2019. He was a
multi-talented guy, and many of the songs he wrote were big hits. More
importantly, they were great songs - then and still relevant decades later. I didn't know him personally, but I
ran into him once - literally. He also unwittingly helped me have a successful gig.
Monday, September 9, 2019
The Swamp Rocker

Saturday, February 16, 2019
Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton – A Legendary Album
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My copy of the album |
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Last Call Bassist

Carol Kaye is one of the most renowned musicians in pop music history, as a guitarist and bassist. She played on thousands of hit records during a long career as a session musician – a sort of anonymous profession. Studio musicians like her were well paid, but rarely received credit, so it is a good thing that Kaye, for one, is becoming better known and is getting recognition for decades of brilliant work.
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