GB Items Related to Tag - musicians

  • Stricken at his Peak
    Stricken at his Peak

    One of our favorite musicians, Bob Rafkin, has dealt with a lot of ups and downs in the music business. But now, he's dealing with a life-threatening illness.


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    Feeling The Blues

    One of the most gifted musicians of all time -- B.B. King is only getting better and bolder with the years. Recently, he opened a new blues club in Orlando, Florida, and GrowingBolder.com has video of his amazing performance!


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    Liberty DeVitto

    He was the creative force on some of Billy Joel's biggest hits, but when they parted ways, drummer Liberty DeVitto was adrift. Find out how he found his purpose and way again.


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    Picture of the Day and B'days for August 15

    On this day in 1969, The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Thirty-two of the best-known musicians of the day appeared during the weekend of music, love, peace, and drugs.


  • Pinetop Perkins
    Pinetop Perkins

    Born: July 7, 1913
    One the last original Delta blues musicians. A longtime sideman, Perkins released his first solo album in 1988, at 72.


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    Bob Rafkin: Songs of a Lifetime

    Guitarist Bob Rafkin's rich, musical life has taken him from the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s to working with Joni Mitchell and Arlo Guthrie in LA. Now, in his 60s, he's overcome illness to emerge more prolific than ever.


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    Leap! What Will We Do With The Rest Of Our Lives?

    I started writing LEAP because I wanted to learn what it feels like to do the next years well. People at this age tend to fall into three groups: those who are being forced out of their work and feel like Willy Loman, desperately trying to stay in the...

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  • Al Rappa, Haileys Comets
    Al Rappa

    Bill Haley died in 1981 but his former collaborator is keeping the music alive.


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    Denny Tedesco

    With his new documentary, Denny Tedesco is blowing the lid off one of rock and roll's biggest secrets!


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    Roger Rocks on a Scooter

    Rock legend Roger McGuinn takes us for a ride powered exclusively by energy from the sun.


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    He Had More #1 Hits than the Beatles!

    You probably never heard of him or his group, but you absolutely love his music. Uriel Jones was the drummer for the Funk Brothers, and the heartbeat behind some of Motown's biggest hits.


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    Mark Volman

    He reached the top of the charts with the Turtles in the 1960s, but he learned the hard way that the music business wasn't always a happy place. Professor Flo now schools a new crop of performers about the real music biz.


  • Robert Bell
    Robert "Kool" Bell

    Listing off Robert "Kool" Bell's awards could take forever. But he and his group, Kool & The Gang, don't seem to be going anywhere. Ten years after their last album, they've expanded the band 12 and added an intergenerational touch to their music.


  • Bill Shafer
    Rock Stars Roll With Gratitude

    No other industry chews people up and spits them out quite like the music business. Nobody who enters ever comes out the same. Yet, this Thanksgiving season, many say they are grateful to have made it out the other side. Just ask any of your favorite...

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    Jim Carlton

    Last time Jim Carlton was on the GB Radio Show, he was a studio writer, guitarist and comedian. This time, he's back and he's added author to his resume and he's got a book coming out that you don't want to miss.


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    Tim May

    Listen closely when watching some of your favorite movies and you might just hear the work of Tim May -- Los Angeles' premier studio guitarist. And he's even worked with some of the best in the music business.


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    Lyrical Lumber

    The sounds of the past have never been more sweet! They work magic at Lyrical Lumber, returning the voice to the neglected instruments of yesterday.


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    RSVP: An Invitation to Volunteer

    As the volunteer coordinator for RSVP of Orange County, Florida, I have the privilege of working with some of the most interesting and diverse people in this area. Our volunteers range in age from 55 to 96, and each makes his or her own contribution to...

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  • Bill Shafer
    New Led Zeppelin Album

    It's the hottest rumor going today, that Led Zeppelin will reform without lead singer Robert Plant, record a new studio album and then tour with the fill-in singer. So where do rumors like that come from? In this case, straight from Jimmy Page's...

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    Superstitious? ME?

    Hey ya'll! If you look at your calendar or your cell phone or the sign outside the bank as you travel around your environs today, you'll see that last Friday was Friday the 13th! To quote SCTV character, Count Floyd: "Very Scary, Kids! Ow-Ooooo!" Or is...

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  • Camilla and Roger
    Memories of the Byrds as told to Camilla McGuinn

    In July 2005, I wrote the first "Roadie Report" for Roger's web page. I wasn't sure I wanted this personal road diary to come under scrutiny of the world, but several different prompts set me to writing. After a few BLOG entries, I received an email from...

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    Hoochie Coochie Man

    He's an unforgettable character who believes it's never too late to rise to glory, even in the music business! Michael Galloway has already overcome the odds winning a harmonica championship and Independent Album of the Year. Now he's going for more.


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    Liberty Finds Life After Billy Joel

    He was the heartbeat behind just about every hit the piano man ever recorded. Billy Joel went another direction and so did Liberty DeVitto. What he found was a rekindled passion for his craft.


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    Roadie Report 32 -By Camilla McGuinn

    Growing Bolder Note: This a fabulous 2007 wrap-up written by Roger McGuinn's wife Camilla. As always, it's a fascinating tale that starts in the present and occasionally "timeshifts" to add context to the present. October 10, 2007: Roger was...

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    Camilla McGuinn- Roadie Report 25

    Saturday, April 28, 2007 Roadie Report 25- Jim McGuinn with Bobby Darin, Art & Paul, Judy Collins, Dion and John Sebastian in Greenwich Village in 1963 by Camilla McGuinn It was a summer’s morning in 1963 when Jim McGuinn stood looking up at the...

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  • Bill Shafer
    Warning: This Site Isn't What You Think

    Proceed with caution. I know what I'm talking about. I've done my research. I've been to nearly every 50-plus nook and cranny of cyberspace and let me tell you… This one is way out of the ordinary. Here are some of the reasons that stand out right away....

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    Crusade Against Cancer

    Bob Becker is doing whatever it takes to not only find a cure for prostate cancer, but to prevent other men from getting the devastating diagnosis.


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    Top 100 Singers in Rock and Roll History

    Can you name the top 100 singers in rock and roll history? It's a tough job, because not all of the best singers are necessarily the most financially successful, and each person you ask might come up with a completely different list! But Rolling Stone...

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    Bob Dylan's New Art

    Bob Dylan is best known for his scratchy voice and deep lyrics, but now, this singer-songwriter-poet-artist is showing off some new art in the United Kingdom.


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    Introverts Extroverts and the 4 Personalities

    Introverts, Extroverts and the 4 Personalities By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor...

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  • Robert Altman, The Sixties
    Robert Altman

    Legendary rock photographer Robert Altman documented the essence of the 1960s through his camera lens, and now he's bringing these extraordinary pictures to you.



 

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