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Booker T & the MGs: 'It was just a lucky marriage of us four' – a classic interview from the vaults

4574 days ago
Guardian MusicFollowing the death of Donald 'Duck' Dunn, read an interview with Booker T and the MGs by Barney Hoskyns from Mojo in August 2001, now available courtesy of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalismIf ever there was... more info

Booker T And The Mgs Bassist Donald 'duck' Dunn Dies, Aged 70

4575 days ago
ContactMusicDonald Dunn the Booker T and the MGs bassist and one of the most influential bass players of the 1960s and 70s was found dead in Tokyo this week after playing dates that were postponed in the wake of the Japanese Tsunami last year They were over t... more info

Legendary bass player Donald 'Duck' Dunn found dead in Tokyo at age 70

4576 days ago
Guardian MusicBooker T and the MGs groover was a familiar presence on blues and soul recordings and played himself in 'The Blues Brothers'Musician Donald "Duck" Dunn, the pioneering bass player whose grooves drove Booker T and the MGs and hits including Otis Reddi... more info

Andrew Love

4597 days ago
Guardian MusicSaxophonist with the Memphis Horns, who made an important contribution to the sound of 60s soulThe precise, rich brass riffs on such records as Wilson Pickett's In the Midnight Hour, Sam & Dave's Soul Man and Otis Redding's Try a Little Tenderness we... more info

Why don't they make tunes like the Wimbledon theme any more?

4904 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Wimbledon to Ski Sunday, it's more than just nostalgia that brings people back to these brilliant sporting theme tunesA good decade or so ago I was standing waiting for some indie band or other to take to the stage at Leeds festival when the war... more info

'Philadelphia was the party with a tormented soul' | Paul Lester

5012 days ago
Guardian MusicPhilly Soul's sweet sound hid masked warnings about growing chasms in 1970s American societyIf Motown was the sound of young black America in the 60s, the Philadelphia International record label picked up the baton in the 70s. It was, according to Cr... more info

monday morning updates

5058 days ago
Totally FuzzyG O D said... THE GRUNGY DUNGAREES -Working At The Black Label Brewery - The lost tape is found!Thanks to a fellow blogger who sent this in!Covers of Joe Walsh,and The Stooges,plus a bunch of originals,from the WA band where the term,"Grunge" was pro... more info

monday afternoon updates

5079 days ago
Totally FuzzyYankeeBoy said... Holiday Blahs Adrian Lloyd - Got A Little Woman Flop - I Told A Lie Bobby Womack - All Along The Watchtower The Cowsills - In Need of a Friend The Royal Jokers - You Tickle Me Baby The Split Ends - Rich With Nothing Buddy Covelle - ... more info

tuesday evening updates

5098 days ago
Totally FuzzyS R Management said... My First "X" Rated Post! Christmas With Col. Trick - 2007 Bonus Album 01 Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat 02 Christmas Song -Little Mike & The Tornadoes 03 Remember - Christmas Nilsson 04 Silent Night - Jimmy Smith 05 We Free Kings... more info

friday evening updates

5172 days ago
Totally FuzzyMr. Jones said... 30 Days Out is a little bleary-eyed this morning ... we went to a good ol' Texas party last night, with the legendary Texas Tornados. Come by, read our review and see a video of the Tornados tearing through one of their classics. We... more info

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