‘I just said immediately — this is it’: Steve Cropper knew he had a hit with this Otis Redding favorite
And it’s not like Cropper hasn’t had a slew of them, from Wilson Pickett to Otis Redding.
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Ringo Starr’s current All-Starr Band can’t stop having fun: ‘It was very organic and natural’
Together since 2012, the All-Starrs play the Greek in LA tonight – but they’ll be back.
Something Else! sneak peek: Dirty Loops, “Wake Me Up” (2014)
A lot of Dirty Loops’ covers have been released via YouTube, and the latest one to hit the video circuit is their more organic, more virtuosic rendition of Avicii’s Aloe Blacc-sung “Wake Me Up.”
‘The standard is unbelievably high’: Picking Carl Palmer’s brain on the best modern drummer
Palmer boasts a lengthy resume of success with Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Asia.
For Micky Dolenz, there’s been much more to life: ‘I’m not a Monkee every day’
His solo shows are a varied delight. Later this fall, he’ll appear in ‘Comedy is Hard.’
‘He said the song was a hit because he was better looking’: How Rick Springfield got the best of Sammy Hagar
A late-’70s Hagar tune eventually hit the Top 10, but only after Springfield covered it.
‘We think we’ve got it just fine’: Brian May bristles at notion that Queen + Adam Lambert is a tribute band
He says they walk a fine line between celebrating their past and moving forward.
Geddy Lee admits he has no idea why Rush suddenly became cool: ‘It’s hard for me to have perspective’
What changed? Lee isn’t exactly sure. But he’s got a theory or two.
‘There was a freedom in it’: Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page on the wonder and power of John Bonham
He says Led Zeppelin gave Bonham “the vehicle to play the way he really wanted.”
Something Else! sneak peek: Joe Bonamassa, “Different Shades of Blue” (2014)
Bonamassa advances his new album with a pretty nice display of his soulful side.
