by Bman | Mar 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
The buzz on Jennifer Batten rose from the guitar underground, and the guitar magazines promptly began chronicling her savvy musicianship and highly original approach to the electric guitar in print. At one point Batten was in 6 different bands, playing everything from...
by Bman | Mar 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Steven Tyler (born Steven Victor Tallarico on March 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano...
by Bman | Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
The long, distinguished career of drummer Percy Brice began in the first half of the '40s when he went to work for bandleader Luis Russell. Six decades later he was still going strong, confident enough of his drumming ability to play in a vulnerable duo setting...
by Bman | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cyde Hart (1910 - March 19, 1945) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. He was first active from 1929 when Hart performed with Gene Coy and part of Jap Allen's band from 1929 to 1931. Hart played piano in Blanche Calloway's big band from 1931 to 1935 and was...
by Bman | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Jerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus (June 27, 1925 - March 14, 1991), was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of...
