What marching bands do executing precise formations while playing music at the same time is pretty amazing when you think about it. Translating formations into steps for each band member… we assume they use computers nowadays. But still. Amazing.
Anyway, check out the Ohio State Marching Band’s tribute to Rush. Not only is the marching very creative, the music translates pretty well.
– Jet Cannon
Photo Rollingstone.com
When it comes to deciding which 100 songs are the best ever, it really depends on whom you ask. Rolling Stone asked over 200 musicians, producers, artists, critics, journalists and music industry folks to pick their favorite 50. Then RS tabulated the results to come up with Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Songs of All Time. Here’s the top 10:
Interesting. Most of these we know and a couple of them we don’t know. Hey, we all have our own tastes and opinions. The nice thing about these lists is that there’s some music out there that some knowledgable people feel is pretty good and we might want to give those songs we don’t know a listen.
– Jet Cannon
Randy Bachman is a founding member of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Life on the road has its ups and downs. Guitarworld.com reports, “It’s happened, famously, to Peter Frampton and Jimmy Page. Frampton lost his beloved Les Paul Custom in a cargo plane crash in 1980, while Page lost one of his favorite Les Pauls (also, coincidentally, a black LP Custom) while Led Zeppelin traveled from Minneapolis to Montreal, Canada in 1970. Two beloved guitars, both with so much magic, lost forever. Or so it was thought.
Frampton’s Les Paul was miraculously located in Curaçao in 2011, while Page’s was re-discovered after it was taken to a Minnesota repair shop a few years ago. Both guitars would eventually, after a few twists, be returned to their very happy rightful owners.
Now, Randy Bachman can add his name to this heartwarming list. His 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins, stolen from his hotel room in Toronto in 1976, has amazingly turned up in Tokyo, 45 years later.”
Check out Guitar World for the whole story.
We’re happy for Randy. Listen to one of his distinctively silky solos at minute 3:00 on YouTube.
Keep up with Randy at Randybachman.com
Photo via Randy’s site, Facebook, and Classic Bands.
1 Oct 1956 |
Thanks to thisdayinmusic.com here’s some October 1st classic rock trivia. After test audiences gave a negative reaction to Elvis Presley dying at the end of the film Love Me Tender, The King was called back to re-shoot the scene. In the new ending, the hero lived. |
| 1 Oct 1965 | Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He introduced his new touring band on this tour, made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm. They will become known simply as The Band. |
| 1 Oct 1966 | Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the UK when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic. Hendrix made his official UK live debut a month later on Friday 25 Nov 1966, when the Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the Bag O’Nails Club, London. |
| 1 Oct 1967 | Thieves broke into Mick Jagger‘s London flat in England and stole jewellery and furs belonging to his then girlfriend Marianne Faithfull. |
| 1 Oct 1967 | The first edition of UK BBC Radio 1‘s ‘Top Gear’ was aired. Presented by John Peel and Pete Drummond they featured The Move, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Tim Rose and Tomorrow featuring Keith West. |
| 1 Oct 1970 | Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church, Seattle. Among the mourners; Miles Davis, Eric Burdon, Johnny Winter and members of Derek and the Dominoes. |
1 Oct
1977 Elton John became the first musician to be honoured in New York City’s Madison Square Hall Of Fame.
Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll! A Buzzed Boomer’s dream!
This is perhaps the final chapter from Volume I of our trail-blazing Airstream trekkers. Sex (Airstream orgasm), drugs (beer) and rock ‘n roll (cover band Get The Led Out at Red Rock). This is no Communications Breakdown. You’ll see.
Big thanks to Hunter S. for coming to the Jet Cannon writer’s-block rescue once again!
Thanks to Onethisday.com here is some music trivia that occurred on this day in history:
1915 Cecil Chubb buys English prehistoric monument Stonehenge for £6,600. No one cared until Spinal Tap’s epic concert performance.
1966 Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to “Jimi”
2004 Green Day release their album “American Idiot” in the US
2013 Farm Aid held in Saratoga Springs, New York; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Pete Seeger, Amos Lee, Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Sasha Dobson, Carlene Carter, Pegi Young & The Survivors, and Insects vs Robots
On August 31st, 1897, Thomas Edison was granted a patent for his Kintograph… the first movie camera. He also developed the first phonograph using a wax cylinder to play back recorded music. What most people don’t know is that he also invented the iPhone which combined a movie camera and music playback capabilities, and a bright light (he called it a light bulb) but he told no one fearing that citizens would be bombarded with stupid ads over and over and over. Ultimately, his invention was discovered after his death and others received the credit.
Terry Kath was born in 1946, the first year of the Baby Boomer generation. Sadly, he passed away at a young 31 years old. Jimi Hendrix admired Terry as a better guitarist than Jimi himself. Fortunately, Terry’s music and live footage lives on.
His daughter put together Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience which showcases his musicianship, shares some of the stories behind the band, and followed her search for some of Terry’s long-lost guitars. He is remembered by Joe Walsh, Steve Lukather and many others including his Chicago bandmates.
We recently found the rockumentary on IMDb TV. The DVD is also available at Amazon. It’s worth watching.
– Jet Cannon
Photo: Rollingstone.com
Those of us at Buzzed Boomer love dive bars. We love live classic rock. We appreciate a properly prepared Martini (thanks Lindy)! We love pool tables. We crave a great burger. We love having our favorite IPA’s on tap. How about a place offering breakfast and great specials? And we’re grateful for a bar powering through the Covid disaster that closed so many restaurants.
Elmers in Burien, Washington is all of that except…. it’s really too nice to be called a dive bar. It WAS once a dive bar but owner Rachel has been steadily upgrading Elmers. And it looks great and it feels great. Our kind of place!
Not from Seattle? Elmers is a short ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and not far from a light-rail station if you’re visiting downtown Seattle.
We hadn’t been to Elmers in years but we’ll be back!
– Jet Cannon
Nashville is on the steroid juice when it comes to drinking, live country music, party buses, cut-off jeans, cowboy boots and hats, and roof-top bars. I just wasn’t expecting art in my coffee. Yet, plenty of caffeine is a requirement for this Baby Boomer to keep on rockin’ in this town. Whoa!! It’s fun. It’s overload. It’s draining. But it’s a hoot!
– “Johnny” Jet Cannon
Many Buzzed Boomers are mourning the recent loss of ZZ Top bass player Dusty Hill. He passed away July 27th in Houston at age 72.
ZZ Top started in 1969 and with Billy Gibbons on guitar and Frank Beard on drums the power trio played on for over 50 years. Very, very few bands make it that long with the same lineup.
Dusty started out playing the cello but picked up the bass at age 13 and learned to play on stage; embarrassment being a motivator to learn his new instrument. We saw ZZ Top in 1973 and most recently in 2019 and they hadn’t lost a beat. Check out the ZZ Top rockumentary on Netflix. Among other credits, Dusty appeared in Back to the Future Part III, Deadwood, and The Drew Carey Show.
Joseph Michael Hill and ZZ Top were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. Per Dusty’s wishes, guitar tech Elwood Francis will play bass for the band.
Rest In Peace Dusty.
– Jet Cannon
Photos nbcnews.com and ultimateclassicrock.com
As music festivals go, Watershed is right up there among the great ones mixing partying, country music, and spectacular scenery. The Gorge Amphitheatre sits high above the mighty Columbia River in George, Washington. Add theme-based, colorful camping and country music stars like Tim McGraw and you have the ingredients for three days of serious fun. This year the event runs from July 30- August 1 and a few tickets may still be available, probably due to pandemic concerns. Normally Watershed is sold out.
If country music isn’t your cup of tea, check out georgeamphitheatre.com for tickets to acts like Phish, Dave Matthews, Tame Impala, and KISS.
– Jet Cannon
Our visit to Baby Boomers Mike and Karin’s Happy Place began with a mini live rock and roll concert in their neighbor Dave’s man cave. Dave’s a musical entertainment czar and he’s got the photos and rock posters in his cave to prove it. Welcome to Crescent Bar!
Mike and Karin’s condo overlooks the mighty Columbia River and surfing behind their Centurian Surf boat is a popular activity. And so is golf. And so is ripping around the community in golf carts to visit with other happy folks enjoying the summer. Whether behind the wheel of the boat, his cart, his truck or just sipping from his WSU Cougar coffee cup, Mike was in the zone. Karin will surf your doors off and is the reigning community midnight golf champion. Mike is the reigning champion mixer of the perfect Manhattan cocktail and he insists on making his own Bloody Mary’s, not trusting his inexperienced guests to do it properly. That last part is not entirely true.
Visiting on July Fourth meant being able to enjoy a golf cart parade in the morning and spectacular fireworks in the evening. Crescent Bar is hopping!
We were fortunate to partake in the summertime fun in a truly Happy Place with such great hosts. There are vacation rentals available and a limited number of RV spots. Google “Crescent Bar rentals” for various options.
– Jet Cannon and Hunter S.
