Reconsider Me: The Rolling Stones’ “Black and Blue”
They auditioned one guitarist after another – which added to the flavor of this 1976 album – but Ronnie Wood won out. Carly Simon helped, too.
Reconsider Me: Bruce Springsteen’s “Working on a Dream”
Did he choose the wrong song to start with? Or were the promotional efforts askew? This Springsteen album deserves more love.
Night Grooves: Top 10 Songs of Bob Seger
There are songs he wrote overnight and those that took a year to finish. Bob Seger is second only to Bruce Springsteen in chronicling American life …. and these 10 songs are a perfect catalog.
A Living Link to Link Wray
Six decades later, Link Wray’s “Rumble” feels both like rock n’ roll and punk. Our interview with veteran musician Jon Paris sheds light on this guitarist who inspired Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Johnny Winter, and the Stray Cats.
