R.I.P. David Cassidy (1950-2017); Yep, Even This Black Kid Had His Records
I debated long and hard about this. Should I write yet another tribute for a fallen musical artist – the umpteenth such loss in the past couple years. Heck, this…
R.I.P. AC/DC’s Malcolm Young (1953-2017); We Salute You With These 10 AC/DC Facts And 10 Essential Tracks
To say that Malcolm Young was a great rhythm guitarist who guided AC/DC from its start – along with his younger brother Angus – would be an incomplete assessment. Malcolm…
“Fats” Domino (1928-2017) – Should’ve Been Rock ‘N’ Roll’s “King”!
When the February 1957 cover of Ebony Magazine proclaimed the immensely popular singer/pianist and genre pioneer Fats Domino the “King of Rock and Roll,” the publication may have been onto…
RIP Keith Wilder (1951-2017); Heatwave’s Last Original Voice Silenced (Plus Their 10 Best Songs, Ranked)
The late Johnnie Wilder, Jr. (d: May 2006) had the vision that led to the creation of the multi-ethnic 1970s band Heatwave, as well as the soft baritone and high…
Remembering Bunny Sigler (1941 – 2017) and His Greatest Contributions to Soul and (Instant) Funk
“Say Whaaat!?” Those two words, exaggerated as they may have sounded, are the signature phrase of one of the biggest funk/disco hits to emerge from the late 1970s, “I Got…