David HinckleyMaurice Williams: The Simple World of Hits and the Complex World of CoversThe late Maurice Williams provided ammunition to those who scorned early rock ’n’ roll as kind of simplistic.Aug 82
David HinckleyRIP Don Everly: Life Wasn’t Always Heavenly, But the Music Was Always AngelicIf Chuck Berry’s guitar and Elvis Presley’s hips propelled rock ’n’ roll off the launching pad in the middle of the 1950s, that wild and…Aug 22, 20213
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David HinckleyRIP Charlie Thomas, Who Anchored the Vital Legacy of the DriftersIf you stepped onto the sidewalk of any decent-sized American city and randomly tossed a pebble, odds are at least 50–50 that you would hit…Feb 2, 20231Feb 2, 20231
David HinckleyPoozie Miles and the Enduring Echo of Vocal Group HarmonyIt’s kind of nice, when you’re getting older, to have people remember and care about something you did when you were younger.Jan 16Jan 16
David HinckleyMaurice Williams: The Simple World of Hits and the Complex World of CoversThe late Maurice Williams provided ammunition to those who scorned early rock ’n’ roll as kind of simplistic.Aug 82
David HinckleyRIP Don Everly: Life Wasn’t Always Heavenly, But the Music Was Always AngelicIf Chuck Berry’s guitar and Elvis Presley’s hips propelled rock ’n’ roll off the launching pad in the middle of the 1950s, that wild and…Aug 22, 20213
David HinckleySometimes You Just Write Off the Hundred Dollars“Well here I am and there they goMar 191
David HinckleyRIP Charlie Thomas, Who Anchored the Vital Legacy of the DriftersIf you stepped onto the sidewalk of any decent-sized American city and randomly tossed a pebble, odds are at least 50–50 that you would hit…Feb 2, 20231
David HinckleyPoozie Miles and the Enduring Echo of Vocal Group HarmonyIt’s kind of nice, when you’re getting older, to have people remember and care about something you did when you were younger.Jan 16
InThe RiffbySteven HaleSome Hidden Gems at the Thrift StoreSpace-age pop albums that may be worth more than a buck or twoApr 26, 20236
Nichola ScurryRock ’n’ Roll Didn’t Begin in the 1950sDelving into the rock that came before rockAug 21, 20235
David HinckleyYou May Not Remember Jack Scott. You Should.You’d really really like to think that with all artists, in any field, the work is what matters.Dec 14, 20191
