John Belushi originally thought Steve Cropper was a roadie: ‘The guy with the long hair?’
John Belushi actually met Stax legend Steve Cropper early into putting together the Blues Brothers band. But he assumed Cropper was someone else.
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Micky Dolenz is writing again, but not in the typical Monkees style
The good news is, Micky Dolenz is writing new songs again, having last issued an album in 2012. The more interesting news is what they sound like.
Steve Cropper still possesses an impromptu kind of genius: ‘That’s the way we did it’
“I don’t write for myself,” Steve Cropper admits, “and I don’t write for my family.” No, he’s motivated by something else.
John Belushi’s death almost ended Steve Cropper’s career: ‘Man, that’s it; I’ve had it’
Steve Cropper’s relationship with John Belushi reached its creative apex with ‘The Blues Brothers’ movie, released on June 20, 1980. Then, he was gone.
The conflicted history of Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen smash “Right Now”: ‘It shows you what I know’
“Right Now,” released this week as part of 1991’s ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge,’ was both a huge Van Halen hit and a harbinger of their eventual split.
Hall and Oates were reinvigorated by a down period: ‘We revamped our entire approach’
Once on a seemingly unstoppable roll, Hall and Oates became mired in a lengthy dry spell. John Oates says it’s the best thing that could have happened.
Paul McCartney says the Beatles used Motown as a template – for what not to do
The Beatles covered a few Motown cuts, but that doesn’t mean they fashioned themselves after Detroit’s hitmaking juggernaut. In fact, quite the opposite.
Micky Dolenz on a Monkees song that got away: ‘I always kick myself in the butt’
Micky Dolenz memorably turned down a huge hit at the peak of the Monkees’ popularity. It took years for him to right the wrong.
Adam Lambert on the difficulties of updating old Queen material: ‘That was tricky’
Adam Lambert talks about walking the fine line between loving tribute and any attempt to inject his own personality into Queen’s legacy.
Ornette Coleman, an inscrutable genius, gave jazz its freedom
There were technical things that made Ornette Coleman’s work great. But stressing that gives away the one thing that really mattered: Its freedom.
