by Kevin Morton | Jan 25, 2017
A band whose legacy still lasts today, CCR has something in common with the Rolling Stones: an uncanny knack of establishing a memorable groove that is matched with an almost undefinable atmosphere. Tom Fogerty: “It never changes key, but it holds your interest...
by Kevin Morton | Feb 8, 2015
“Build Me Up Buttercup” is one of those songs that refuse to die. Part 60s catchy pop and part camp, I was surprised to discover my daughter’s familiarity with it (she knew all the words!). Drummer Tim Harris keeps it simple here, as there is a busy...
by Kevin Morton | Jan 16, 2013
by Kevin Morton | Jan 16, 2013
About the 1993 Rolling Stones compilation album Jump Back, Jagger states, “Everyone always says this was written about Marianne but I don’t think it was; that was all well over by then. But I was definitely very inside this piece emotionally.” Keith...
by Kevin Morton | Jan 16, 2013
For a group that made use of the absolute best in studio drummers (Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Ed Greene, and later Peter Erskine), many people may not recognize the name of the original drummer Jim Hodder, who is featured here on “Do It Again.” From their...
