Imagine

All four ex-Beatles had successful solo careers. “Imagine,” written in early 1971, became John Lennon’s 7th single hit. Lennon had just bought a new piano, spray-painted white, for his wife Yoko Ono’s birthday. Soon afterwards, he wrote...

Take It Easy

The first song on their first album, “Take It Easy” was a strong introduction of the group to the music world. The song was mainly written by Jackson Browne, who was living in an apartment below Glenn Frey. Frey thought the song was great, so Browne gave...

Sharp Dressed Man

“Sharp Dressed Man” is a song performed by ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham, and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning. At 2007’s VH1 Rock Honors, Nickelback covered the song as a tribute (Billy...

Say You Love Me

Mick Fleetwood’s drumming style falls in the same category as Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts. All three drummers play intuitively and creatively, with sometimes unconventional patterns and fills, which makes it fun. “Say You Love Me” was written by...

Gypsy

Fleetwood Mac recorded this at Le Chateau Studios in France, which was known as the “Honky Chateau” – Elton John recorded there and named his 1972 album after the studio’s nickname. Mick Fleetwood has cited this as one of his favorite Fleetwood...