Everyone talks about Beethoven composing music after going deaf, but so did Smetana. Here’s an example, played without benefit of sheet music by the Smetana Quartet, no longer in existence.
Category: Music
That’s What They Call Living
One of the musical acts I became interested in, from listening to Boston’s WBCN in high school, was Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. This selection sounds something like Sérgio Mendes and Brazil ’66.
British Exports
Easybeats!
Troggs!
This is the originality and creativity that was unleashed by the influence of The Beatles.
Making Out to Music in the Station Wagon
Playtone Records CEO Tom Hanks returns to the Boss Radio 66 mic today at noon, two hours from now.
Listen live here.
Follow-up: Here’s yesterday’s show.
What Putin Wants
Get back, get back, get back to the U.S.S.R. Those Ukraine girls really knock him out.
Prog Rock Leader Losses Continue
So soon after the death of Ian McDonald, Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker has passed away.