Archive: Appreciations
R.I.P. Jerry Wexler
Respect! Jerry Wexler with the Queen of Soul. The revered producer and Atlantic Records co-pilot - a music-biz legend who coined the term "rhythm and blues," then worked with some of the genre's greatest artists on some of their greatest recordings (and also worked with more than a few...
By J. Freedom du Lac | August 15, 2008; 12:35 PM ET | Comments (6)
R.I.P. Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley passed away this morning. J. Freedom will have a full appreciation in tomorrow's paper, but the man's influence on rock 'n' roll is hard to overstate. He brought a rougher guitar sound into play and I always loved the guy because he knew that you could write a...
By David Malitz | June 2, 2008; 01:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
R.I.P. Buddy Miles
Drummer Buddy Miles died on Tuesday night. I don't have any personal anecdotes about him and won't claim to be anything of an expert on his entire career, but I do know that "Band of Gypsys" has always been my favorite Jimi Hendrix album and Buddy Miles is a huge...
By David Malitz | February 27, 2008; 05:52 PM ET | Comments (9)
Christmas Tribute: James Brown
Last year was not the most merry of Christmases. On that day the music world - heck, the world - lost a true original when the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, passed away. (You can read Richard Harrington's wonderful appreciation, "Eternal Soul," here.) So in honor Mr. Dynamite, the Hardest...
By David Malitz | December 25, 2007; 09:40 AM ET | Comments (0)
'I Like Ike'
(AP Photo/Keystone, Fabrice Coffrini) One of the most striking things about being in Clarksdale, Miss., 10 years ago, when Ike Turner played his first hometown concert in three decades, was how he was received. Ike was reviled around the world for the way he'd treated Tina Turner - particularly...
By J. Freedom du Lac | December 13, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (16)
