After the band loaded in and the curtain opened, we realized there was exactly one paying customer in the audience.
BILLY GIBBONSThen, believe it or not, along came the wave of the English cats like John Mayall, Eric Clapton and the Stones embracing the great American art form – the blues.
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Then, believe it or not, along came the wave of the English cats like John Mayall, Eric Clapton and the Stones embracing the great American art form – the blues.
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The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a sea of limitless musical potential.
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It’s a real uphill challenge to battle the white-guyness.
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Turn on, tune up, rock out.
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The band is tight enough. Quit practicing!
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In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.
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Water doesn’t hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you’re fine.
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It’s important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.
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We kind of made the best of it playing through the first set, took a break and bought him a Coke and then went on to perform for the remainder of the night. It wasn’t exactly a catastrophe but it certainly stands as legendary.
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One springs to mind: one of our very first gigs in a small East Texas town was not well promoted. At least, that was our conclusion.
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No, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles ahead of the game in one fateful act of just plugging in.
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Brian Eno and Robert Fripp’s foray into some artful excursions into some ethereal electric experiments.
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I’ve been touted for my guacamole. I’ll stand by my method. People have asked me to come to their home and prepare it. Restaurants have asked me about it.
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There’s not a single genre that is hard to find or hard to get.
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Maybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life’s simple pleasures.
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