Classic Rock Bob

While the blues was a decidedly American musical genre, by the early 1960s a lot of America had forgotten about it. And especially its original core audience of Blacks, whose younger generation was gravitating toward the sounds of Motown, Stax, …

Paul McCartney was 27 years old when the Beatles broke up. Think about that. Twenty-seven. By that time, he’d already done A Hard Day’s Night, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road. All in the … Continue...

He didn’t start out wanting to become a singer-songwriter. As a boy and teen, he was more interested in becoming a visual artist, or “serious” composer of classical and musical scores. But he was also savvy about media. And his … Continue ...

In the litany of stories about how established Classic Rock bands replaced their original or established frontman, the tale of how Ronnie Platt came to hold the microphone for Kansas is one of the simplest, yet most mind-blowing. Original and …

Look at any publicity photo or album cover from the rock group The Association, and it’s easy to pick out bassist/singer Larry Ramos. The contrast is even more noticeable watching old color footage of the band’s appearances on TV variety programs like The Ed Sullivan Show or The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. There, amidst six … …