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Nils Lofgren on Playing With Bruce Springsteen, 1985
A few weeks before Bruce Springsteen began his 15-month “Born in the U.S.A.” world tour, guitarist Steve Van Zandt left the E Street Band to pursue a solo career. Springsteen, in need of a replacement, called Nils Lofgren. A veteran of the...
John Lee Hooker: The Complete 1989 Interview
This interview, the first of several with my childhood blues hero, took place on the sunny afternoon of July 19, 1989. The setting was John Lee Hooker’s comfortable home in Vallejo, California. At that time, the walls of his living room wer...
Roy Smeck: “The Wizard of the Strings”
Roy Smeck was a star on the stage and screen before Lindbergh first crossed the Atlantic. A century ago, he starred in His Pastimes, a groundbreaking theatrical short designed to introduce moviegoers to Vitaphone’s new sound-on-disc system....
Rory Gallagher’s Blues: The Acoustic Side
From his first album with Taste through his final solo record, Rory Gallagher remained true to his original musical vision. Like the American bluesmen he admired, he created an instantly identifiable sound. His raw, unfettered vocals perfec...
The Literary Origins of Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison promotional photo, courtesy Elektra Records.
My friend Draganel Magda recently gave me a copy of The Collected Works of Jim Morrison. This sumptuous 2021 hardback gathers nearly 600 pages of Morrison’s poetry, handwritten manu...
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