September 7: Tempest by Bob Dylan was released in 2012

Shine your light Movin’ on You burned so bright Roll on, John Three years have gone since we was offered Tempest from Bob Dylan, it still sounds great. Tempest is the thirty-fifth studio album by Dylan, released on September 7 to 11 (different countries and continents), 2012 . The album was recorded at Jackson Browne’s Groove Masters Studios in Santa … Continue reading September 7: Tempest by Bob Dylan was released in 2012

October 17: Johnny Cash – American III: Solitary Man was released in 2000

In the liner notes, Johnny Cash writes: “The song is the thing that matters. Before I can record, I have to hear it, sing it, and know that I can make it feel like my own, or it won’t work. I worked on these songs until I felt like they were my own.” Released October … Continue reading October 17: Johnny Cash – American III: Solitary Man was released in 2000

Video of the day: Hotel California LA from the Byrds to the Eagles BBC documentary

First broadcast on 27 May 2007 Produced and Directed by Chris Wilson The music and mythology of a golden era in the culture of California is explored in this feature-length documentary. At the start of the 1960s Los Angeles was a kooky backwater, barely visible on the musical map. By the end of the 1970s it was … Continue reading Video of the day: Hotel California LA from the Byrds to the Eagles BBC documentary