You can’t always get what you want but Rolling Stones fans just did. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band just announced they’re adding three shows to their ‘The Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds’ run next spring and summer due to overwhelming demand. That includes a huge concert at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium […]
Chuck Leavell, a Birmingham-born musician, is best known for his role as the keyboardist in The Rolling Stones. What you may not know is that Leavell is also an environmentalist and host of America’s Forests on PBS—a documentary-style program about America’s most beautiful forests and how we can protect them.Alabama-born music icon turned environmentalistBorn in […]
The Rolling Stones have been on… a roll. On October 23, 2023, they released Hackney Diamonds. And even better: the Rolling Stones 2024 tour announcement has been released: 16 cities in the U.S.A. and Canada. Scroll down to see if you can “spend the night together” in a city near you or read on for […]
Allman Brothers Band historian and archivist John Lynskey explains the joy of reading the official book on Duane and Gregg Allman’s band, The Allman Joys.This week a new biography, Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans was announced. Evans, a largely unknown but important figure in the band’s inner circle was their roadie and […]
The sounds of Highlands Food & Wine are blended to each event with a concierge’s care. For more information, visit highlandsfoodandwine.com.From its beginnings in 2016, music has been an important ingredient in the success of the Highlands Foods & Wine Festival. And it’s never been truer than this year, when the weekend brings together an […]
Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2″A Night Of Georgia Music” is a hour-long concert recorded at Macon, Georgia’s historic Grand Opera House and Capricorn Sound Studios. Conducted by Ward Stare, the program features three of Georgia’s most well-known musicians: R.E.M. […]
Saturday, November 11, A Generous PourChuck Leavell: Considered one of the greatest pianists in rock ‘n roll history, Chuck Leavell played for the Allman Brothers Band while they were at their peak and joined the Rolling Stones in 1981. He’s played on record and live with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, John Mayer, the Black Crowes, […]
The Allman Brothers Band’s “Brothers and Sisters” is iconic. In this episode, Peter and Orlando discuss Alan Paul’s deep dive into the time before and after the 1973 album. It was not only the band’s best-selling album, at over seven million copies sold, but it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally. And this book […]
The Allman Betts Family Revival has announced artist additions to their impending 2023 tour stops. The run will commence on Nov. 25 at The Factory in St. Louis, followed by a pair of appearances before adding guests on the road. Joining the ensemble is an exciting list of players who will assist in invigorating the […]
If there ever was a common denominator of the upper echelon of rock-n-roll royalty, it would be Chuck Leavell. A legendary keyboardist, Leavell was a member of the Allman Brothers Band during its commercial pinnacle in the 1970s and has been the musical director of the Rolling Stones since 1982, as well as storied stints with […]