The Rolling Stones are paying tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts on what would have been his 81st birthday.Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood each shared a personal tribute to Watts on Thursday, 10 months after the rocker died at age 80 following an undisclosed illness.Jagger, 78, shared a black-and-white photo taken in Dallas in 1981 to his social media channels that […]
In spring 1993, Mick Jagger appeared on the cover of Esquire next to the line “Have You Seen Your Grandfather, Baby?” – a reference to both a 1966 Rolling Stones single and the fact that Jagger had reached the ripe old age of… wait for it…. 49. What a drag it is getting old. Could the Stones keep rolling? The question seems […]
Concert film to premier July 4 on GPB featuring songs made popular by Otis Redding, Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers Band, R.E.M., Outkast, the B-52s, Brook Benton A Night of Georgia Music, recorded for public television at Macon’s historic Grand Opera House and Capricorn Sound Studios in March 2022, dynamically showcases some of the Peach State’s most iconic songs, […]
Two Arkansas-filmed episodes of the PBS series America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell will make their Arkansas PBS broadcast debut this month. The episodes were organized in large part by the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and produced with funding from the school, the U of A and numerous forest-centered stakeholders in Arkansas. The Arkansas Delta […]
Pianist and vintage keys pro Chuck Leavell has been at the top of his game for more than 40 years, playing on record and live with The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, John Mayer, The Black Crowes and – of course – The Rolling Stones. In addition to his prolific and prestigious musical career, […]
Rock and roll history is littered with ace session musicians and hired guns who never stepped into the spotlight. Nicky Hopkins has almost all of the instantly recognisable piano lines in nearly every classic Rolling Stones song, but you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who recognised his face. Stars as diverse as Billy Preston, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, […]