Tag Archives: Music History

Liam Clancy : Putting the Irish in Folk

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

>Above, Liam Clancey. Below, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem:Irish music and the American folk scene By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / December 17, 2009 In the beginning it was William Clancy, … Continue reading →

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Rocking New Hampshire : James Montgomery and J. Geils

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

James Montgomery, coiling and kicking. Photo from The Sun Chronicle.Rocking New Hampshire blues:James Montgomery and J. Geils at The Middle He rushes forward on stage like a ranting king exhorting the other players, filling in rhythm details with showy flashes … Continue reading →

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RIP Bobby Keane : The Rise and Fall of a Music Man

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Ritchie Valens, left, and Bob Keane, then president of Del-Fi Records, on TV show in Los Angeles, 1958. Photo from Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images.Musician and music biz progidy:The ill-starred life of Bobby Keane By Carl R. Hultberg / … Continue reading →

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Through the Gate in ’66 : Howling Wolf Au Go Go

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Chester Arthur Burnett, aka Howling Wolf.When I was sixteen:Hitting the Village with my grandfather Wolf sang every song to the pretty hippie boy sitting directly in front of me, who turned out to be Davy Jones of the Monkees. By … Continue reading →

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