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In Memoriam: Mick Ralphs, Guitarist and Cofounder of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople
Mick Ralphs, Guitarist and Cofounder of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dies at 81

Mick Ralphs, the guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the legendary ‘70s rock bands Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, has died, according to an announcement from his rep. No cause of death was disclosed, although he had been in poor health for nearly a decade; he was 81..........►►►
๐ Recensie: Paul Rodgers – Midnight Rose
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Paul Rodgers – Midnight Rose
i.s.m.Bluestownmusic.nl | Tekst: Joop van RossemDit muzikale teken van leven van Paul Rodgers is heel prettig want naar verluidt knokte hij nogal met zijn gezondheidstoestand en was er zelfs sprake van meer dan tien beroertes waarmee Rodgers te dealen had. We kennen de Britse rockzanger van zijn werk met The Free (wie kent Allright Now niet)..... |
Colossal Street Jam - 'No Way to Live
Colossal Street Jam - 'No Way to Live'
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Colossal Street Jam 'No Way to Live' Label: Independent For fans of: Black Crowes, Bad Company, Grand Funk Railroad, Blackberry Smoke, Deep Purple Colossal Street Jam is: |
Bluesrock: Blue Deal - Holy Ground
Bluesrock: Blue Deal - Holy Ground (Eigenbeheer)
„I like your music - Keep rolling that Rock!"
Says Free's Paul Rodgers on "Memory Street," a song from Blue Deal's 2022 debut album Holy Ground. This statement to Joe Fischer, the former frontman of the Freiburg "Cadillac Blues Band", felt like an accolade for him and was the motivation for founding the band "Blue Deal" - fresh, powerful and experienced, a cross-generational project and forged for the spirit of the age.
Despite the 30-year age difference from the youngest to the oldest band member, the four understand their craft and, due to the age-related different musical spectrum, cleverly merge different styles. The songs tell stories from life or take a critical stand on current issues. The lyrics of the songs are certainly formative, and in addition to the well-established themes, they also contain very critical approaches:
Release: RICKIE LEE JONES - KICK

Rickie Lee Jones - Kicks
Release date: Friday, June 7th 2019RICKIE LEE JONES - KICK
(The Other Side of Desire / 30 Tigers) - distributie: Bertus
Kicks is an eclectic album of ten cover songs - from "Mack The Knife" written in 1928 for a German musical (known in the U.S. as The Threepenny Opera) that became a jazz standard, to "Bad Company" the eponymous theme song for the British rock band written in 1974.








