http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:20 -0700 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:54:55 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d22-After-6-years-Vertical-Horizon-returns?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner   Vertical Horizon releases their new CD today, Burning The Days. After leaving RCA Records in 2003, the quartet signed with Hybrid but nothing happened other than drummer Ed Toth leaving for The Doobie Brothers in 2004.No drummer? No probl... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:54:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d22-After-6-years-Vertical-Horizon-returns?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Blue-Monday-Dave-Riley--Bob-Corritores?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner   The blues has many forms- rock, bluesy jazz, electric Chicago blues and certainly Delta Blues. A few weeks ago, Hattiesburg-born bluesman Dave Riley released a CD with his musical partner of some five years, harmonica player Bob Corritore ( wh... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:18:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Blue-Monday-Dave-Riley--Bob-Corritores?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Charlie-Watts-must-be-glad-his-rumor-is-gone?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner Charlie Watts didn't quit the Rolling Stones, as breathlessly reported around the rock world and maybe the evening news. All due to one Australian. Careful kid, unsupported rumors and text messaging may bring down society. Admit it, though, hearing a... Woodstock Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:11:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Charlie-Watts-must-be-glad-his-rumor-is-gone?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Alice-Cooper-releases-a-Killer-golddisc-The-Blues-strikes-back?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner The labels Audio Fidelity and Sony Legacy seem to be in a remaster re-release war this week. In late 1971, Alice Cooper released the controversial album Killer. Today, a gold-disc version from Audio Fidelity hits the shelves and websites. This CD sol... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:30:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Alice-Cooper-releases-a-Killer-golddisc-The-Blues-strikes-back?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Blue-Monday-Paul-Olivers-book-seeks-the-blue-threads?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner The Blues. It's described as uniquely American despite its obvious African roots. Hundreds of books have been written about the blues, notably Blues People, LeRoi Jones' scholarly must-read. Before Jones (long known as Amiri Baraka), Harlem Renaissan... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:40:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Blue-Monday-Paul-Olivers-book-seeks-the-blue-threads?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Them-fightin-Gallagher-boys-break-up-Oasis-again?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner Remember Errol Flynn playing the heavyweight champion, "Gentleman Jim" Corbett? One of the recurring lines in the film was a friend running into the streets every time Corbett and his brothers got into fistfights at their home, shouting &qu... Woodstock Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:21:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Them-fightin-Gallagher-boys-break-up-Oasis-again?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Mama-Cass-TV-moment-issued-on-DVD?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner   Mama Cass Elliot, the best voice of 1960s vocal quartet The Mamas & The Papas, left the band in 1968 for a solo career. In 1969, game show impresario Chuck Barris produced a one-hour pilot for a Mama Cass television variety show. The show ... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:19:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Mama-Cass-TV-moment-issued-on-DVD?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Leader-Of-The-Pack-composer-Ellie-Greenwich-dies?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner  Ellie Greenwich has died from a heart attack at age 68 in a New York hospital. Her niece says Greenwich died yesterday afternoon. In the 1960s, songwriting teams were churning out radio songs as fast as a mountain creek. Ellie Greenwich and her... Woodstock Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:32:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Leader-Of-The-Pack-composer-Ellie-Greenwich-dies?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Jimi-Hendrix-biofilm-finally-in-the-works?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner Jimi Hendrix. Film. The two would seem a natural fit for theaters and three or four generations of Jimi Hendrix fans. Recreating the Woodstock performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" must be every director's dream.   All of the... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:07:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Jimi-Hendrix-biofilm-finally-in-the-works?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Cheap-Tricks-Sgt-Pepper-really-Collective-Soul-still-at-it?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner   New releases today: Cheap Trick, Collective Soul, Skillet, Tim Buckley Cheap Trick are known for fun rock & roll, a sense of humor and most of all, their energetic live shows. Today another live release from the Rockford rockers: Sgt. Pepp... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:27:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Cheap-Tricks-Sgt-Pepper-really-Collective-Soul-still-at-it?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Rock-Hall-of-Fame-Woodstock-weekend-Woodstock-Film-opens-Juanes-plays-Havana?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland held a Woodstock weekend through yesterday. Amusingly, the first 1,000 visitors on Saturday and Sunday were given free lava lamps. A curator held talks on the festival and some relics of Woodstock w... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:13:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Rock-Hall-of-Fame-Woodstock-weekend-Woodstock-Film-opens-Juanes-plays-Havana?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Entire-Beatles-catalog-digitally-remastered-will-we-see-It-Might-Get-Loud?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner Waiting for September 9 must seem like an eternity for Beatles fans. That's the day The Beatles' entire catalog is released, digitally remastered. Pre-orders are already being accepted on sites like Amazon. This is not just The Beatles Stereo Box Set... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:02:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Entire-Beatles-catalog-digitally-remastered-will-we-see-It-Might-Get-Loud?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Willie-Dixon-the-other-pillar-of-rock--roll?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner "It's got a good riff." You hear that a lot about rock songs. Those brief few notes that make the song instantly recognizable. It all comes from a man in The Blues Hall of Fame. His name is Willie Dixon. His heavy, thudding upright bass la... Woodstock Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:29:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Willie-Dixon-the-other-pillar-of-rock--roll?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Rod-Stewart-crosses-the-Atlantic-once-more?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner New music today: Rod Stewart The Rolling Stones The Doors Richard Thompson The Cult Blues Compilations In 1975, Rod Stewart moved from England to Los Angeles. His previous solo album Smiler had stiffed, Stewart was miffed about his band, Faces. ... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:33:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Rod-Stewart-crosses-the-Atlantic-once-more?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Richie-Havens-Woodstocks-first-performer-and-the-irony-of-today?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner  When Woodstock got underway 40 years ago today, Richie Havens was a popular folk singer who happened to be the first performer. The U.S. was still embroiled in Viet Nam, peace signs and home-made tie-dyed shirts were everywhere. And Voice of Am... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:11:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Richie-Havens-Woodstocks-first-performer-and-the-irony-of-today?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Local-musician-Kelly-Pates-passes-away-Les-Paul-the-musician?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner For years, Jackson-area residents could be assured of a good time and professional set at various events when Jean & Kelly Pates were on the bill. Few can count the number of times being entertained by The Pates. Sadly, Kelly died of a heart atta... Woodstock Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:26:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Local-musician-Kelly-Pates-passes-away-Les-Paul-the-musician?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Les-Paul-dies-rock--roll-mourns-the-loss-of-a-visionary?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner   The Wizard of Waukesha is gone. Les Paul, whose simple name far transcends his contributions to modern entertainment and especially the electric guitar and recording, has died of pneumonia at age 94 in New York. Fittingly, the news was release... Woodstock Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:25:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Les-Paul-dies-rock--roll-mourns-the-loss-of-a-visionary?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d13-MTV-leaving-Times-Square?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner  Soon, no more teens will gather beneath the second floor glass window studio of MTV. The Broadway site along Times Square will leave at the end of the year, as rents are worth perhaps tens times what MTV first paid in 1997.Instead of mourning, ... Woodstock Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:51:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d13-MTV-leaving-Times-Square?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Journey-Creed--Night-Ranger-coming-to-New-Orleans-as-summer-rocks-into-fall?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner Spread the word! Tell a friend! Creed is coming to New Orleans Arena next month ahead of their upcoming CD Full Circle (slated for an October release.) And a week later, Journey!Rock fans are split over Creed's reforming (or is it Scott Stapp's resur... Woodstock Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:54:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Journey-Creed--Night-Ranger-coming-to-New-Orleans-as-summer-rocks-into-fall?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Max-Yasgur-the-unlikely-hero-of-Woodstock-heard-on-new-box-set?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner New Music Released Today: Woodstock Jimi Hendrix Rush Michael Jackson Robert Cray Procol Harum Today, Rhino Records releases an ambitious 6-CD box set, WOODSTOCK-40 YEARS ON: BACK TO YASGUR'S FARM. 33 acts performed at what was to be the defining m... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:31:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13935-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Max-Yasgur-the-unlikely-hero-of-Woodstock-heard-on-new-box-set?cid=exrss-Jackson-Rock-and-Blues-Music-Examiner