domingo, agosto 13, 2023
Hughie Thomasson nasceu há 71 anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:10 0 bocas
Marcadores: Hughie Thomasson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Once An Outlaw, Outlaws, Southern Rock
O álbum de estreia dos Lynyrd Skynyrd foi lançado há cinquenta anos...!
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973. Several of the album's tracks remain among the band's most well-known: "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man", "Tuesday's Gone", and "Free Bird", the last of which launched the band to national stardom.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:50 0 bocas
Marcadores: (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), blues rock, Free bird, hard rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Southern Rock
sexta-feira, julho 28, 2023
Dusty Hill, baixista dos ZZ Top, morreu há dois anos...
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 02:00 0 bocas
Marcadores: blues rock, country rock, Dusty Hill, guitarra, hard rock, I Gotsta Get Paid, música, Rock, Southern Rock, ZZ Top
quarta-feira, julho 19, 2023
Allen Collins nasceu há 71 anos...
Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (Jacksonville, Florida, July 19, 1952 – Jacksonville, Florida, January 23, 1990) was an American guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He co-wrote many of the band's songs with frontman and original lead singer Ronnie Van Zant.
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On January 29, 1986, Collins was driving a new black Ford Thunderbird when he was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of his girlfriend, Debra Jean Watts, and paralyzed the guitarist from the waist down, with limited use of his arms and hands. Collins pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter as well as driving under the influence of alcohol. Due to his injuries, he would never play guitar on stage again.
Collins' last performance with Lynyrd Skynyrd was at the band's first reunion after the plane crash at the 1979 Volunteer Jam V in Nashville, Tennessee. All remaining members of Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited officially in 1987, but Collins served only as musical director, due to his paralysis. As part of his plea bargain for the 1986 accident, Collins addressed fans at every Skynyrd concert with an explanation of why he could not perform, citing the dangers of drinking and driving, as well as drugs and alcohol. Also because of Collins' accident, the band donated a sizable amount of concert proceeds from the 1987–88 tour to the Miami Project, which is involved in treatment of paralysis. Collins founded Roll For Rock Wheelchair Events and Benefit Concerts in 1988 to raise awareness and to provide opportunities for those living with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities.
Allen Collins died on January 23, 1990, from chronic pneumonia, a complication of the paralysis. He is buried beside his wife in Jacksonville, Florida.
In 2006, Collins was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:10 0 bocas
Marcadores: acidente, Allen Collins, aviação, Freebird, guitarra, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Southern Rock
quinta-feira, junho 22, 2023
Vinnie Paul Abbott morreu há cinco anos...
Nos seus últimos anos de vida, Vinnie Paul tocava na banda Hellyeah mas alcançou a fama quando fez parte da banda de thrash metal Pantera, na qual foi co-fundador. Ele também foi em 2004, co-fundador da banda Damageplan, juntamente com o seu irmão, Dimebag Darrell. A banda era bem aclamada pela crítica e fazia sucesso, até o assassinato de Dimebag Darrell, em pleno palco, levando a banda a encerrar suas atividades em dezembro daquele mesmo ano.
Ficou em 19° lugar na lista dos "50 melhores bateristas de hard rock e metal de todos os tempos" do site Loudwire. Também foi citado na lista dos ''Melhores bateristas da atualidade'' do site MusicRadar.
Vinnie Paul morreu no dia 23 de junho de 2018, vítima de um ataque cardíaco enquanto dormia.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 05:00 0 bocas
Marcadores: bateria, glam metal, groove metal, heavy metal, Hellyeah, I'm Broken, música, Pantera, Southern Rock, Thrash metal, Vinnie Paul Abbott
domingo, junho 11, 2023
Donnie Van Zant faz hoje 71 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:10 0 bocas
Marcadores: Donnie Van Zant, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Rock and Roll, Southern Rock, Sweet Home Alabama
quinta-feira, junho 08, 2023
O guitarrista Derek Trucks nasceu há 44 anos
Derek Trucks (Jacksonville, Florida, June 8, 1979) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. His musical style encompasses several genres and he has twice appeared on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He is the nephew of the late Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 04:40 0 bocas
Marcadores: blues, guitarra, he Derek Trucks Band, jam, jazz, Midnight in Harlem, Rock, soul, Southern Rock, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Allman Brothers Band
sábado, junho 03, 2023
Billy Powell, teclista dos Lynyrd Skynyrd, nasceu há 71 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:10 0 bocas
Marcadores: Billy Powell, Free bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Southern Rock
Sweet Home Alabama - hoje é dia de ouvir Lynyrd Skynyrd...!
Postado por Pedro Luna às 00:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: Billy Powell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Southern Rock, Sweet Home Alabama
domingo, maio 28, 2023
John Fogerty faz hoje 78 anos
John Cameron Fogerty (Berkeley, Califórnia, 28 de maio de 1945) é um cantor, guitarrista e compositor norte-americano, fundador e ex-líder da banda de country rock Creedence Clearwater Revival. É considerado um dos maiores e mais influentes guitarristas e compositores da história do rock'n roll mundial.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:08 0 bocas
Marcadores: blues-rock, country rock, Creedence Clearwater Revival, guitarra, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, heartland rock, música, Rock and Roll, Roots rock, Southern Rock, swamp rock
sábado, maio 27, 2023
Gregg Allman morreu há seis anos...
Gregory Lenoir Allman (Nashville, 8 de dezembro de 1947 - Savannah, 27 de maio de 2017) foi um cantor, guitarrista, teclista e compositor norte-americano, membro fundador da banda The Allman Brothers Band. Ele foi introduzido juntamente com sua banda no Salão da Fama e Museu do Rock and Roll em 1995. Está em 70º lugar na lista dos 100 maiores vocalistas de todos os tempos" pela revista Rolling Stone.
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Em 1999, foi-lhe diagnosticada hepatite C e vinha a enfrentar problemas de saúde desde então, tendo passado por um transplante de fígado em 2010. Morreu a 27 de maio de 2017, aos 69 anos, em sua casa em Savannah, Geórgia, devido a complicações causadas por um cancro no fígado.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:00 0 bocas
Marcadores: blues, country, gospel, Gregg Allman, Midnight Rider, música, Rock, Southern Rock, The Allman Brothers Band
sexta-feira, maio 19, 2023
Dusty Hill, o falecido baixista dos ZZ Top, nasceu há 74 anos...
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:40 0 bocas
Marcadores: blues rock, country rock, Dusty Hill, guitarra, hard rock, I Gotsta Get Paid, música, Rock, Southern Rock, ZZ Top
sábado, abril 15, 2023
Second Helping, o segundo álbum dos Lynyrd Skynyrd, foi lançado há 49 anos...!
Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974, as well as drummer Bob Burns' final recordings.
Second Helping reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987.
Background
After the success of their debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), Lynyrd Skynyrd's fan base continued to grow rapidly throughout 1973, largely due to their opening slot on the Who's Quadrophenia tour in the United States. Second Helping features King, Collins and Rossington all collaborating with Ronnie Van Zant on the songwriting, and cemented the band's breakthrough.
Critical reception
Reviewing for Rolling Stone in 1974, Gordon Fletcher said Lynyrd Skynyrd performs a consistent style of Southern music-influenced blues rock similar to the Allman Brothers Band but lacks that group's "sophistication and professionalism. If a song doesn’t feel right to the Brothers, they work on it until it does; if it isn’t right to Lynyrd Skynyrd, they are more likely to crank up their amps and blast their way through the bottleneck." Fletcher concluded that Second Helping is distinct from (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) "only by a certain mellowing out that indicates they may eventually acquire a level of savoirfaire to realize their many capabilities". Robert Christgau was also lukewarm in Creem, saying Lynyrd Skynyrd is "still a substantial, tasteful band, but I have a hunch they blew their best stuff on the first platter."
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:49 0 bocas
Marcadores: blues rock, boogie rock, hard rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Second Helping, Southern Rock, Sweet Home Alabama
quarta-feira, abril 12, 2023
Vince Gill - 66 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:06 0 bocas
Marcadores: blue-eyed soul, bluegrass, country, Country pop, música, Southern Rock, Vince Gill, When I Call Your Name
domingo, abril 02, 2023
Leon Wilkeson, o baixo dos Lynyrd Skynyrd, nasceu há 71 anos...
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Leon Russell Wilkeson (Newport, Rhode Island, April 2, 1952 – Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, July 27, 2001) was the bassist of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2001.
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Wilkeson died in his sleep on July 27, 2001, at age 49 at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He was pronounced dead by St Johns County Fire Rescue Paramedic, Charlie Galambos. Galambos reports that leaving the scene moments after pronouncing Wilkeson dead, news had already leaked to the media, as he listened to the report on local FM radio. Wilkeson was in town to address charges of driving under the influence, for which he had been cited earlier that year. A medical examiner reported that Wilkeson was suffering from chronic liver and lung disease and died of natural causes. Wilkeson's death put the group in a difficult position since an agreement with Ronnie Van Zant's widow, Judy Jenness, mandated that at least three of Skynyrd's longtime members would have to appear in order for the band to use the name Lynyrd Skynyrd. Jenness waived this proviso, and the group continued with replacement bassist Ean Evans.
Lynyrd Skynyrd dedicated the song "Mad Hatter" from their 2003 album Vicious Cycle to Wilkeson's memory.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:10 0 bocas
Marcadores: baixo, blues-rock, country rock, hard rock, Leon Wilkeson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Southern Rock, Sweet Home Alabama
terça-feira, janeiro 17, 2023
Kid Rock - 52 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:52 0 bocas
Marcadores: Bawitdaba, blues rock, country rock, cowboy, hard rock, hip hop, Kid Rock, música, Southern Rock
domingo, janeiro 15, 2023
Saudades de Ronnie Van Zant...
If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be travelling on, now,
cause theres too many places Ive got to see.
But, if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldnt be the same.
cause Im as free as a bird now,
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I cant change.
Bye, bye, its been a sweet love.
Though this feeling I cant change.
But please dont take it badly,
cause lord knows Im to blame.
But, if I stayed here with you girl,
Things just couldnt be the same.
Cause Im as free as a bird now,
And this bird youll never change.
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I cant change.
Lord help me, I cant change
Postado por Pedro Luna às 07:50 0 bocas
Marcadores: acidente, aviação, Free bird, Freebird, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Ronnie Van Zant, Southern Rock
Ronnie Van Zant, o vocalista dos Lynyrd Skynyrd, nasceu há 75 anos...
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
One, two, three
Turn it up
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Carry me home to see my kin
Singin' songs about the southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think it's a sin, yes
Well I heard Mr Young sing about her (Southern man)
Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
In Birmingham they love the governor (Boo! Boo! Boo!)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: acidente, aviação, Lynyrd Skynyrd, música, Ronnie Van Zant, Southern Rock, Sweet Home Alabama
sábado, janeiro 14, 2023
Zakk Wylde faz hoje 56 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:56 0 bocas
Marcadores: Black Label Society, hard rock, heavy metal, música, Ozzy Osbourne, Set You Free, Southern Rock, Zakk Wylde
sexta-feira, dezembro 16, 2022
Billy Gibbons, o cantor e guitarrista dos ZZ Top, faz hoje 73 anos
William Frederick Gibbons mais conhecido como Billy Gibbons (Houston, 16 de dezembro de 1949) apelidado de Reverend Willie G, é um cantor, compositor e guitarrista americano da banda ZZ Top. Foi considerado o 32º maior guitarrista de todos os tempos pela revista norte-americana Rolling Stone.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:30 0 bocas
Marcadores: Billy Gibbons, blues rock, country rock, guitarra, hard rock, I Gotsta Get Paid, música, Pearly Gates, Rock, Southern Rock, ZZ Top