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Richard Hawley – review

4610 days ago

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonIt's hard to be a guitar hero with a broken leg. Richard Hawley's broodingly heavy sixth album, Standing at the Sky's Edge, is a dramatic departure from his usual retro melancholy, and surely not a record he would have imagined having to... more info

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Charles 'Skip' Pitts

4650 days ago

Guardian Music — Guitarist behind the 'wacka wacka' sound on Isaac Hayes's Theme from ShaftThe film Shaft was notable for inaugurating the blaxploitation genre in Hollywood, winning an Oscar in 1972 for best original song. Composed by Isaac Hayes, Theme from Shaft �... more info

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Playlist: Walter Trout, Bo Diddley, Levon Helm

4659 days ago

USA Today Music — Louis Armstrong, Carole King, Gary Primich, Lurrie Bell, Todd Snider and Little Richard also add intriguing tracks.. more info

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Bo Diddley :: The Black Gladiator (Reissue)

4693 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — “Who’s the funkiest man in town? You are Bo Diddley.” Sans, say, drugs, the closest you’ll ever come to hearing an album again for the first time is through the ears of another – i.e. their reaction. In this case the album in question is Bo... more info

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The Only Way You Can Get Relief Is To Get A Shot Of Diddley

4737 days ago

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Apropos of nothing but to get the police off the streets by nine o'clock, here's sixty-six minutes of The Originator, Bo Diddley, seen here with friends Jerome Green, The Duchess, Chuck Berry and himself, Bo Diddley: more info

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Django Django: Django Django – review

4747 days ago

Guardian Music — (Because Music)Those worried that British guitar music has lost its ability to refresh old forms should pay heed to Django Django, whose debut album posits an updated psychedelia that beguiles and delights. Their foundations are a rickety, minimal ta... more info

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John Lennon: 'I was sick of White Christmas' – a classic interview from the vaults

4792 days ago

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we visit John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York in 1971, just as they're recording a song for Christmas, with the help of Phil Sp... more info

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The 8 Ball 10.24.11: The Top 8 Early Rock and Rollers

4842 days ago

411 Mania — From Elvis Presley, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry to Jerry Lee Lewis and more, 411's Wyatt E. counts down the top 8 early rock and rollers! more info

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Bo Diddley - Diddley's Son Arrested For Protesting

4851 days ago

ContactMusic — Late blues great Bo Diddleys son has been arrested in the Florida park that bears his fathers name for his part in an Occupy Wall Street-inspired protest Ellas Anthony MCDaniel and three other activists were arrested on Thursday 13Oct11 at the Bo Did... more info

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