Inside the Mysterious Naming of Booker T. and the MGs: ‘We Thought, What Do We Do?’
At first, Booker T. and the MGs were thought to have been named in tribute to producer Chips Moman’s car.
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‘I’m creating a world for myself’: Adam Lambert builds off old performances by Queen’s Freddie Mercury
He’s trying to strike a balance between playing tribute and adding new wrinkles.
‘Just a bit more organic’: After Journey tour, Neal Schon plans another solo project
Schon has released as many albums in the last two years as he did in all of the 2000s.
‘I love playing’: Micky Dolenz says Monkees’ new tour brings welcome changes
Mike Nesmith is once again returning to complete a trio with Dolenz and Peter Tork.
HBO premieres long-awaited induction for Daryl Hall + John Oates: ‘The Hall and Oates of Fame’
Hall and Oates might have been part of the most humor-filled induction in memory.
Something Else! Interview: Dave Wendels on big bands, Rebel Rousers, Brian Epstein + Lulu
Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers were European hitmakers at the height of Beatlemania.
Robbie Robertson, Jim McCarty remember the legend of Sonny Boy Williamson II: ‘He was good fun’
The bluesman found fame with a new generation of blues-loving rockers just before his death.
John Wetton On ‘Battle Lines’: ‘It Will Take Some Doing to Better That’
‘Battle Lines’ found John Wetton beginning anew as a solo artist after an on-again, off-again initial period with Asia.
‘That’s where I draw the line’: The Eagles’ Don Henley set for return to country roots, to a point
His career with Eagles took flight with a similar sound more than 40 years ago.
‘A storm came across the river’: Fate intervened during the construction of a legendary Stax track
“I don’t think,” Steve Cropper says, “I had even pulled my guitar out of the case yet.”
