Stay Tuned By Stan Cornyn: Joe And Mo Go Up
Every Tuesday and Thursday, former Warner Bros. Records executive and industry insider Stan Cornyn ruminates on the past, present, and future of the music business.In the early ‘60s, Joe Smith’s career...
View ArticleBob Lefsetz: Welcome To My World - "Some Kinks"
Clive saved the Kinks.Or should I say "Klive"?Credit John Mendelsohn, who wrote the liner notes for "The Kink Kronikles," for getting the ball rolling. Although Mendelsohn may not have hurt Zeppelin's...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, John Dalton
Happy Birthday to the bass guitar player from The Kinks, John Dalton. Enjoy their classic video and let us celebrate in this special "Sunny Afternoon": Tags: Happy Birthday
View ArticleRhino Factoids: The Kinks
On this day in 1965, The Kinks played for a U.S. audience for the first time at the Academy of Music in New York City. Here they are that same year performing "All Day And All Of The Night" for ABC's...
View ArticleRhino #1s: The Kinks
On this day in 1964, "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks started at #1 on the UK singles chart. In its original recording, future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page played the tambourine on...
View ArticleAquarium Drunkard Presents: July Jukebox
It's warming up, just like Cal Tjader's "Soul Sauce" which kicks off this month's jukebox before sliding into the humidity that is Bongos Ikwue. The Equals take hold, before a bit of French via...
View ArticleAquarium Drunkard Presents: Slow Summer Fadeout
When (and what) constitute the dog days of summer vary from region to region, but (like irony) one knows it when they see it. The nights get a little longer and things tend to get slower, funkier. As...
View ArticleBob Lefsetz: Welcome To My World - "Money Talks"
What can I tell you, I didn't start buying every Kinks album until their hits were done. I owned the "Greatest Hits," but with limited cash it wasn't until I was a senior in high school that I...
View ArticleRhino Historic Tours: Bickershaw Festival
44 years ago today, Bickershaw, England was the site of what is generally remembered in the UK as one of the all time wettest rock festivals, but for all the rain that was dumped on the crowd during...
View ArticleThis Day in 1995: Dedicating the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
21 years ago today, a crowd of over 10,000 people – including more than a few rock ‘n’ roll VIPs – gathered together for the dedication ceremony of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio....
View ArticleThis Day in 1981: The White House Record Library Rocks
On this day in 1981, the White House issued a memo about an upcoming reception which – in longstanding political tradition – completely buried its most important fact. The announcement in question was...
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