Posts Tagged ‘Jimi Hendrix’
Youngblood sues Hendrix’s estate and Martin Scorsese
Written by admin on July 14, 2010 – 9:06 pm - Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Youngblood |
Saxophonist, Lonnie Youngblood, is suing Jimi Hendrix’s estate, MCA Records and Martin Scorsese for failing to pay him royalties. |
Tags: Georgia Blues, Jimi Hendrix, Lonnie Youngblood
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Song of the Week #7 – “Like a Rolling Stone”
Written by admin on June 21, 2010 – 7:22 am -| For this week’s Song of the Week we go back to 1965 and Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone.”
“Like a Rolling Stone” is widely regarded as a musical milestone and one of Dylan’s finest achievements. Rolling Stone magazine rates it as the number one song of all time in its list of 500 great songs. |
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Tags: Barb Jungr, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Judy Collins, Like a Rolling Stone, The Rolling Stones
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Music Icons auction in Las Vegas
Written by admin on June 17, 2010 – 8:13 pm - |
There are many exciting lots in next week’s Music Icons auction in Las Vegas, including a number of Michael Jackson stage clothes, and guitars played by Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix. |
Tags: Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Julien's music icons auction, Michael Jackson
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Top ten guitar riffs of the ’60s
Written by admin on June 7, 2010 – 8:36 pm -Gibson.com has put together a list of the top ten guitar riffs of the 1960s.
Here’s what they came up with:
- “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones
- “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks
- “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles
- “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix
- “I Can’t Explain” by The Who
- “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly
- “Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream
- “James Bond Theme” by The John Barry Orchestra
- “Last Train to Clarksville” by The Monkees
- “Over Under Sideways Down” by The Yardbirds.
Tags: Cream, Iron Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The John Barry Orchestra, the kinks, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds
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Shake, Rattle and Roll – Rock ‘n’ Roll Exhibition
Written by admin on May 24, 2010 – 8:44 am -| Iconic photographs of some of rock ‘n’ roll’s biggest stars will be available to view and buy this week at the “Shake, Rattle and Roll – Rock ‘n’ Roll Exhibition” in Knightsbridge, London.
The exhibition features photographs by three celebrated and award-winning photographers – David Montgomery, Terry O’Neill and Baron Wolman. Among the stars featured are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse. |
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Tags: Baron Wolman, David Montgomery, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Rattle and Roll - Rock 'n' Roll Exhibition, Skate, Terry O'Neill, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who
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