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Have You Ever Been Experienced?
The world of rock & roll was rocked to the core on May 12, 1967, when The Jimi Hendrix Experience unleashed its psychedelic powerhouse debut,Are You Experienced, in the United Kingdom. Jimi was first brought to England in September of 1966 by his producer, Chas Chandler, and a backing band was formed with Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. The power trio was signed to the newly formed Track Records and recording for the first album began in…
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Gary Moore Melts Faces In Switzerland
The late Gary Moore was captured in the middle of what very well may have been the fiercest performance of Switzerland’s AVO SESSION Basel (now Baloise Session) on the 13th of November, 2008.
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The Psychedelic Blues Of Robin Trower
Renowned English guitarist Robin Trower brought the epic title-track ofBridge of Sighs, his breakthrough 1974 album, to the Rockpalast Crossroads Festival, on the 9th of March, 2005. The performance took place on the psychedelic, blues-rock legend’s 60th birthday, and his band featured Dave Bronze on bass, Pete Thompson on drums, and Davey Pattison on vocals.
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Son House Is Accompanied By A Friendly Chap
Legend joined forces with legend as Buddy Guy stunningly backed the fire-and-brimstone ferocity of Son House as the elder gospel bluesman bellowed “My Black Mama” at New York’s CBS Studios, circa 1968.
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Tribut’s This Week in Rock Culture Every week we pay TRIBUT to the legends in music and pop culture. See what interesting things happened during the week of May 14 to May 20 . Click to view Tribut’s This Week In Rock Culture.
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