Meet the Beatles: One Fan’s Lucky Encounter(s)
It’s not often one gets to meet one of their heroes. It’s even rarer to meet a few of them. One of our fans slipped these great stories over the transom.
The Invisible New York Session Players
The Wrecking Crew. The Funk Brothers. These session player groups made names for themselves outside of New York, but NYC had its own players and sound.
An Instrument that Remade Jazz, Rock, Soul and R&B
Ask any musician: the Hammond organ is a go-to sound for so many occasions.
“She’s So Heavy” at 50: From Billy Preston to Blac Rabbit
“She’s So Heavy” is given lots of kudos for helping craft prog-rock. But Billy Preston — and multiple black artists — found (and further built) the gospel groove beneath.
