Tag: Record Store

• Now Spinning: John Mayall – USA Union

  

  Once John Mayall’s latest guitar hero departed for the Rolling Stones, Mayall risked sharing a legacy much like The Yardbirds: more famous for the guitarists he employed than his own talents, as Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor graduated from Mayall’s blues school on their way to classic rock titans. But instead of fading…

  Box Full Of Records

  November 6, 2019

  Dollar Bin Classics, Now Spinning

  Bluesbreakers, Canned Heat, Don Harris, environmentalism, Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, Jefferson Airplane, John Mayall, Larry Taylor, Mick Taylor, Papa John Creach, Pete Seeger, Peter Green, protest music, Record Store, The Yardbirds, Vinyl Records

• Now Spinning: Robert Hunter – Tales of the Great Rum Runners

  

  The world lost one of the very best lyrical poets last week with the death of Robert Hunter, principle lyricist for the Grateful Dead as Jerry Garcia’s longtime songwriting partner. Though Hunter was fairly reclusive compared to the rest of the band, he was, apart from Garcia, the most quintessential member, combining folk imagery, strains…

  Box Full Of Records

  October 3, 2019

  Now Spinning

  Barry Melton, Buddy Cage, Discogs, Donna Jean Godchaux, Grateful Dead, Jambase, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Now Spinning, Record Store, Robert Hunter, Round Records, Vinyl Records