Jelly Roll Talks Salvation and Stardom
The face of country music is changing…and it has tattoos on it. His name is Jelly Roll, and he is taking the genre by storm. Born Jason DeFord in 1984, the Nashville native cut his…
Rock Tails: Charlie Daniels Jams with Dylan and Harrison
Charlie Daniels arrived in Nashville in the late 1960s with hopes of securing steady work as a session musician. As the leader of the Charlie Daniels Band, he pioneered American sound and helped create a…
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Great Guitarists Share Opinions About Jeff Beck
The label “generational talent” gets thrown around a bit loosely these days but in the case of Jeff Beck, that description may be an understatement. Beck was able to do things with the electric guitar…
Quentin Tarantino Talks Music, Pt. 2
Quentin Tarantino is unprecedently one of the distinctive filmmakers. While the two-time Oscar winner possess talent exceptional for any era, his style is unmatched in today’s Hollywood. The 60-year-old is not exactly a rule breaker,…
Quentin Tarantino Talks Music
It is hard to believe but Quentin Tarantino, the one-time Hollywood wunderkind, is now one of the seasoned sages of cinema. Yes, Quentin is turning 60. It has been over three decades since the American…
Mac Davis Talks Elvis and “In the Ghetto”
There are some songs that reflect society’s ills better today than the day they were written. “In the Ghetto” is one of those songs. Penned by Mac Davis during a tumultuous period of American history,…
Willie Nelson Talks “Stardust” Struggles
Willie Nelson was on top of the Country music world in the mid-1970s. After he put Nashville in his rear view, Wille went back home to Texas. There he discovered his trademark sound. It was…
Rock Tails: Zappa, Montreux and “Smoke On The Water”
The 1972 song “Smoke on The Water” by Deep Purple is one of the cornerstones of the 20th century soundtrack. It contains arguably the most iconic guitar part in rock history. “Smoke” features a simple…
45 Years Gone: Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Talks 1977 Plane Crash, Pt. 2
Lynyrd Skynyrd encapsulates the essence of Southern Rock music. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida in the mid-1960s, the band revolutionized pop culture and defined a genre. Music was never the same after Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynyrd…