Bob Dylan inspired Ray Davies of The Kinks to write “Sunny Afternoon”, but it wasn’t “inspiration” in the general sense. While writing the song, Davies was exhausted and over it living in London. He ...
For twenty years, between 1961 and 1981, the hugely popular US soul and R and B act Sam and Dave, thrilled audiences with their all-action, stompin' soul music. Both singers were brought up singing in ...
Garth Hudson, the longest living founding member of The Band, has died at the age of 87. Eric Garth Hudson was born in Ontario, Canada on 2 August, 1937. In 1961, Ronnie Hawkins asked Garth to join ...