Sep
03
2010
by Josh & Eric
RoleAlan Wilson, Blind Owl, blues, Bob Hite, Boston, California, Canned Heat, Delta blues, Hooker N Heat, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Monterey Pop Festival, redwoods, Skip Taylor, Son House, the 27s, Woodstock
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27 Club member Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson of Canned Heat died forty years ago today. We take a brief look at the bluesman and his career.
Jun
08
2010
by Josh & Eric
“You can run, you can run, tell my friend boy Willie Brown” With those words, rock’s grandfather and 27s archetype Robert Johnson immortalized bluesman Willie Brown in his prophetic “Cross Road Blues.” Cream (Eric Clapto
Jun
07
2010
by Josh & Eric
National Public Radio dubbed Janis Joplin “the Queen of Rock” on a segment that aired this morning. Instead of the typical “best of” (read: “most famous”) track selections, the producers included a live version of
Nov
21
2009
by Josh & Eric
A couple of years ago Tin Alley drummer Peter Hofbauer hit a kangaroo (yea, they’re an Australian band) while riding his motorcycle. He nearly died the same way Echo & the Bunnymen’s Pete de Freitas did, but three weeks in intensive c
Nov
21
2009
by Josh & Eric
Ronald “Pigpen” McKernan Born: September 8, 1945 in San Bruno, California Died: March 8, 1973 in Corte Madera, California Bands: Grateful Dead, The Warlocks, Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions Pigpen was the only showman of the Grateful
Nov
16
2009
by Josh & Eric
Janis Joplin (“Pearl”) Born: January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas Died: October 4, 1970, in a Los Angeles hotel room Bands: Big Brother and The Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band, The Full Tilt Boogie Band Cry Baby – Janis Jo
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