by Rick Hart | Jan 15, 2019 | Music History
When you can see your idols and the creators of the blues in their prime you know your seeing something special. Unless you were lucky, or very hip, you probably missed Muddy, T-Bone, Howlin’ Wolf, and Sunny Boy, when they were around in the late 50’s and...
by Rick Hart | Jan 8, 2019 | Music History
This is a great story from the history of modern American country music. It’s the story of Clarence White and how he created the StringBender Telecaster. The guitar mod “StringBender” Telecaster is often overlooked when it comes to very special guitar...
by Rick Hart | Jan 8, 2019 | Music History
Imagine being there in the beginning… when the first blues was being created. This type of music was brand new. It hardly sounded like anything else that came before. Like W.C. Handy said… “… it was the weirdest music I had ever heard.”...
by Rick Hart | Dec 10, 2018 | Music History, Special Shows
It was Tom Waits Birthday on 12/7. He turned 69 this year (2018). Our Most Excellent Host, Big Kev did a special show featuring Tom Waits’ music with some inside stories and cool trivia on his birthday. You can listen anytime below. If you don’t know Tom...
by Rick Hart | Nov 12, 2018 | Music History, Music News
If you love the Beatle’s White Album you’re in for a treat. One of the Beatle’s seminal albums has been reissued and remasterd for its 50th anniversary, with lots of extras that will keep any Beatle’s fan listening and picking up brand new...
by Rick Hart | Nov 10, 2018 | Music History
I first heard of the Louvin Brothers when I was on vacation with friends in Tennessee. We rented a cabin in a mountain town called Monteagle. It was a small town halfway between Chattanooga and Nashville. It was a quiet town with little to do but sit on your porch...
