“When I was a kid and I would watch T.V., I would pick out the instruments in the underscore… I noticed when there was a dark alley, bongos were played. Or a muted trumpet would show up during certain parts. I’ve always been able to pick out instruments on records.” Ben Vaughn discusses TV/film scoring, producing, and making music.
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“Because I’ve identified as a drummer my whole life musically, I’m just now starting to actually see myself as a songwriter.”
Revisiting this interview with Sam Lay and ‘Sam Lay in Bluesland’ director John Anderson, originally published in 2017. We at ABS mourn the loss of the iconic drummer who has passed away at 86.
“Maybe this album is very much a salvation.” An interview with ultimate road warrior Tinsley Ellis about latest album ‘Devil May Care.’
Anna Lomax Wood not only continued her father’s work in cantometrics, she made his vision of an accessible Global Jukebox a reality.
‘Crown,’ out today, follows the pattern of Eric Gales’ previous albums in addressing social issues of a man who doesn’t understand why the color of a man’s skin should preclude how he’s treated.
“Bruce can do anything he wants because the guys behind him are so solid.” Robert Allen discusses ’21st Century Rock ‘n Roll’ (ft. E Street members Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent) — a remastered collection honoring gifted engineer Ben Elliott, out now!
Mike Zito ignored the naysayers when he formed his record label. And he’s ahead of the curve with his new album ‘Blues for the Southside,’ a 17-cut live extravaganza that will blow your head off and “take you there” as the Staple Singers would say.
More than 60 years after first helping to break the glass ceiling by defining the sultry siren in the all-male rock and roll bastion, Ronnie Spector remained a role model for contemporary artists like the late Amy Winehouse
“I wish only to keep releasing songs people can relate to in some way.”