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May 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Gregg Allman
Very sad news to wake up to…Gregg Allman has died. He was 69. In recent years he had not been well, Hepatitis C and a late-in-life liver transplant, cancelled gigs…he knew his time was coming. He was one of the great rock/blues vocalists – bringing a depth of soul to the southern boogie and jam-band […]Archive
March 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 745
Boz Scaggs, Boz Scaggs (1969) I like Boz Scaggs. But to qualify/clarify it: I loved his most recent album, a real return to this dazzling, lovely early form and apart from that I really only like one or two things. The MOR stuff when he sold heaps…well there’s one or two okay-songs there but it’s […]Archive
January 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 755
The Allman Brothers Band, At Fillmore East (1971) I chased the sound of this record for a while – a brief clip of Duane Allman doing his thing on a History of Rock’n’Roll-type doco had me keen to find that particular song. It took a while (pre-internet) as it only showed a vital few seconds […]Archive
August 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman