Bang The Drum All Day

Bang The Drum All Day

Sunday, 4 August 2013

Ferry and Eno - 40 years on....

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Far removed from the leopardskin and bacofoil beginnings of Roxy Music in 1972, Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno are now advertising luxury brands...
Saturday, 3 August 2013

Robin Trower - crossing the Bridge of Sighs

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The rock trio format produced many great bands in the 1960s and 70s, from Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience through Rory Gallagher’s ban...
Saturday, 27 July 2013

From Pinner to LA - Elton's big breakthrough, 1970

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As a depiction of how you can go from being a pop fan to a pop idol in the blink of an eye, the story of how Elton John and Bernie Taupin we...
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Saturday, 2 March 2013

1974 - Sparks are the next big thing

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For the average teenage record buyer in 1974, turning on the radio to hear Ron Mael's electric keyboard ushering in the falsetto tones o...
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Friday, 19 October 2012

A Celebration of Led Zeppelin

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'Celebration Day' - The film of Led Zeppelin's show at London's O2 Arena in 2007, is a real treat and worth catching on th...
Saturday, 13 October 2012

Elton John and Rod Stewart at Watford FC, 1974

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May 1974. Elton John was already an international star and had recently been appointed as a director of Watford Football Club, my home tea...
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Saturday, 22 September 2012

It's Frank Zappa Day

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September 19th is officially designated as Frank Zappa Day in Baltimore, the city where Frank grew up, before his family moved to the west...
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I grew up in the 1960s and 70s, the classic era for rock, soul and modern jazz. Click on the topics below to take a walk through my life in music.
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