Fats Domino passed away last week. I meant to post something but my son, Jay, beat me to it. This is his post on jaypeterson.ca. Here is his guest post…
It’s finally here! Be the first to buy our debut album at the Red Brick Café Album Release Party! Get there early to secure good seats. Here is the trailer…
The song “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” is one of the first songs that Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra learned. It’s a shuffle and for me it epitomized “Jump Blues” from the late forties. …
Chuck Berry passed away this week. He was 90 years old. I had heard of Chuck Berry, like a lot of my generation, through the Beatles and the Rolling Stones’…
We have started adding original songs to our set list, and we’ve recorded a video of one of Matty’s called “Last Chance to Dance”. It should be out in the…
Many years ago, I separately purchased individual volumes of the Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947 – 1974 Collection. I likely started with Volumes 5 and 6. Growing up in the…
The Band’s “Moondog Matinee” album is not a well-known album. None of my friends had it and I don’t think it was ever widely promoted. I believe I found it…
Back in 1981, I was visiting a friend who was one of those friends always turning me on to new and different records and sounds. He pulled out two albums…
Today I wanted to introduce you to the singer Little Willie John and the songwriter Otis Blackwell. I am embarrassed to say, I knew very little about Little Willie John…
