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He’s joined on some tracks by Pat Martin of Unicorn; the core group of players backs […] Read More 10 May 2024 A Profile of Harvest Records in Asheville NC By Bill Kopp interview , music business The Record Store: Neighborhood, Community, and Celebrations in the Blue Ridge Mountains This feature first appeared in SPIN In the early 2000s, Mark Capon and Matt Schnable were pals attending […] Read More 09 May 2024 Peter Frampton Shines On (Part 2 of 2) By Bill Kopp interview , rawk Continued from Part One… I was just listening to your 2014 album Hummingbird in a Box. The track Norman Wisdom” hearkens back to Django Reinhardt and hot jazz, which I […] Read More 08 May 2024 Peter Frampton Shines On (Part 1 of 2) By Bill Kopp interview , rawk Peter Frampton was catapulted to fame when his blockbuster 1976 double album Frampton Comes Alive rocketed to the top of the charts. That album set in motion the live album […] Read More 07 May 2024 Jefferson Starship’s Embryonic Journey Continues By Bill Kopp interview , rawk When one looks beyond the many hits – no less than 18 charting singles – the history of Jefferson Starship is admittedly a complicated one. Rising from the ashes of […] Read More 06 May 2024 Take Five: Fiery Tracks from Johnny Winter By Bill Kopp blues , essay Legendary Texas guitar slinger Johnny Winter released Saints & Sinners, his sixth studio album, 50 years ago. Winter was at the top of his game in the mid-’70s; his fiery […] Read More 05 May 2024 Take Five: Overlooked Billy Joel Tracks By Bill Kopp essay Singer, songwriter and pianist Billy Joel has a staggering list of achievements. In addition to winning five Grammy Awards, he was a 2013 recipient of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors; […] Read More 04 May 2024 Album Review: The Cyrkle – Revival By Bill Kopp new release , pop , review Remember the Cyrkle? No? C’mon; think harder. The mid-60’s group scored a pair of Top 40 successes, first with Paul Simon’s pop confection Red Rubber Ball” and again with Turn […] Read More 03 May 2024 Roger McGuinn’s Signature Sound By Bill Kopp folk , interview , rawk Roger McGuinn is largely responsible for one of the most distinctive sounds in popular music. Though his musical career began in the folk idiom, McGuinn – like countless others in […] Read More 02 May 2024 The Marshall Tucker Band: Together Forever By Bill Kopp country , interview , rawk Combining rock, country and even a bit of jazz, the Marshall Tucker Band earned major success in the 1970s. 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