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Peter Frampton Is A Les Paul Award Recipient
Peter Frampton received the annual Les Paul Spirit Award on Sunday (6/9) during a private event at the Gibson Garage in Nashville. Following stints with The Herd and Humble Pie, Frampton released his breakthrough fifth solo album “Frampton Comes Alive.” The ’76 set spawned several hits (“Show Me The Way,” “Baby, I Love Your Way” “Do…
10 Great Metallica Songs
Metallica have garnered over 11.5 billion streams on Spotify, and they average more than 5.8 million streams per day. Two songs, “Enter Sandman” and “Nothing Else Matters” have crossed the one-billion streams mark. Both are on the multi-platinum (16x) “Metallica” set released in ’91. #10. Wherever I May Roam A 12-string bass was only used for…
Garbage
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Between The Buried And Me: “The Colors Experience”
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ZZ Top’s Gibbons To Receive Award
BMI will present the Troubadour Award to ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbon during a reception in Nashville on Monday, September 18th. The honor recognizes a songwriter who has made a profound impact on the creative community. As his band’s main songwriter, Gibbons’s credits include “Sharp Dressed Man,“ “Legs“ and “La Grange.” BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) was founded in 1939 to represent…
Beach Boys
The Beach Boys featured three talented brothers, Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, a cousin, Mike Love and a friend, Al Jardine. Of them all, the most talented and sensitive was Brian. Their first hit was “Surfin’ U.S.A.” which put new lyrics to a Chuck Berry riff. The Beach Boys were soon on a roll with…