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Remembering The Day The Music Died: Part One – The Prologue
I was just nine years old on the morning of February 3, 1959, when I heard about the plane crash that took the lives of 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 17-year-old Ritchie Valens, and 28-year-old J.P. “The...
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Blind Arvella Gray and the Demise of Maxwell Street Market
One day around 1970, during my adolescence in the Chicago suburbs, my father suggested that we visit Maxwell Street Market, an open-air flea market adjacent to downtown Chicago. He wanted to show me...
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Remembering The Day The Music Died: The 1959 Winter Dance Party – Part Two
In Part One of this series on The Day The Music Died we discussed how Buddy Holly was in need of money due to a dispute with his manager, Norman Petty. Buddy wanted to relocate to New York to be...
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Remembering The Day The Music Died – Part Three: February 2, 1959 and the...
This is the third article in a series about The Day The Music Died. The last article focused on the Arctic-like conditions facing the troupe of artists on the 1959 Winter Dance Party Tour. The events...
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Remembering The Day The Music Died: The Aftermath – Part Four
This is the fourth article in a series about The Day The Music Died. The last article left off with Carroll Anderson, manager of the Surf Ballroom, giving Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P....
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The Day the Music Died: Part Five – The Lasting Legacy and Lingering Grief
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson lost their lives in a plane crash in the early morning hours of February 3, 1959 after a performance at the Surf Ballroom in Cedar...
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Exclusive Album Premiere & Interview: In Tune With James Cook – ‘Waiting For...
James Cook is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who hails from Portland, OR. On February 28, his first solo album will be available as a 12” LP vinyl, CD, digital download and from streaming...
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Exclusive: Emanuel Casablanca Premieres ‘Mud,’ Opening Salvo from New Album
There’s a slow burn in Emanuel Casablanca’s “Mud,” a track that draws power from the murky spaces between blues tradition and rock and roll redemption. Inspired by a single line from Jimi Hendrix’s In...
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Exclusive Premiere: Reed Turchi’s ‘Walk With Me’ Lights the Way
Reed Turchi, a Brooklyn-based poet, producer, and musician, is set to release his highly anticipated and distinctive album World On Fire on May 30. The songs on the album are drawn from classic blues...
View ArticleSister Rosetta Tharpe Continues To Influence UK Rock and Roll, Blues, Gospel,...
American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe became popular in the 1930s and 40s with her gospel recordings, spiritual lyricism and electric guitar wizardry. She was one of the...
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