AUTHOR IS DOTTING HIS “I”S AND CROSSING HIS TEES ON VOLUME II OF SPINNING AROUND
When Willie Tee’s 1969 album I’m Only A Man was released it barely received any promotion and sunk without a trace. Which was a pity because it’s a good album, according to John Lias, author of Spinning Around, A History of…
THE SEARCH FOR SEARCHERS MUSIC IS OVER
The Searchers could have been, should have been, contenders. The Liverpool band were rivals to the pre-stardom Beatles. They had a string of hits between 1963 and 1965, including the classics “Needles And Pins,” and “Love Potion No. 9” among…
Amy Rigby Dreams, Then Sings of Dancing With Joey Ramone
After four years in Nashville, Amy Rigby needed a new guitar. The strings were constantly breaking on the Guild guitar that she had been using for 10 years. She scoured the city, strumming, it seemed, every guitar in every music…