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“The Last Sultan” a Fascinating Look at Atlantic Records Founder Ahmet Ertegun

BY JAYME PALMGREN – MAY 1, 2012
Having previously written several notable accounts and biographies of others in the music industry, including “Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones,”Robert Greenfield this time turns his attention to Ahmet Ertegun in The Last Sultan. One of the original founders of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun’s story is a narrative full of both extravagance and the obstacles the Turkish immigrant faced in his rise to becoming one of the most influential people in the music industry.  Working with artists such as Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin, Bobby Darrin, Sonny and Cher, and Kid Rock, Greenfield’s book does a great job in expressing the way that Ertegun oozed charm and charisma, to the point that it was infectious to those around him. (read more)
Radar Report – Dustin Prinz

Dustin Prinz is amazing! I could stop right there but I won’t…

Dustin Prinz is a singer/songwriter currently living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma… His unique style of guitar tapping has attracted over 2.5 million viewers to his You Tube channel… Dean Markley (one of the largest producers of quality guitar strings on the planet) recently recruited Dustin to produce a video demonstrating the entire Dean Markley line of acoustic strings... 

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Crazy for Crawfish at The Hideaway
By Katharine Shilcutt Tue., Apr. 24 2012 at 11:00 AM
I'll make this short and sweet, because let's just get straight to the point here: The Hideaway on Dunvale served me the best and the largest crawfish I've had all season this past Sunday afternoon. We ate ten pounds, all said and done. And at $5.99 a pound (with corn and potatoes), it just might be some of the cheapest crawfish in town, too. After I posted my initial list of the Top 10 crawfish joints in town this year, reader Susan e-mailed me to let me know I was missing a crucial spot: The Hideaway. After a few exchanged e-mails, I met up with her this past weekend to find out that she was as right as rain.
Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Wakes from Coma, 
Astounds Doctors

Robin Gibb has beat the odds yet again.

Just a week after the 62 year old Bee Gees singer fell into a coma after contracting pneumonia during his fight against colon and liver cancer, Gibb woke up and has shown "remarkable" signs of recovery, E! News has confirmed.

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Band drummer/singer Levon Helm dead at 71
Sometimes you have the songs but you need the voice. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller needed Elvis. The Holland–Dozier–Holland team needed the Motown stable of talent. Robbie Robertson needed Levon Helm. With the Band, Robertson wrote great American songs -- "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Up on Cripple Creek." Problem was he wasn't an American (and he didn't have the voice to sell them as Southern rock, Appalachian folk or ramble tamble rock). But Arkansas-native Helm's voice was pure and perfect for Robertson's words.
Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed 'America's Oldest Teenager,' Dies at 82

Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with "American Bandstand," and whose trademark "Rockin' Eve" became a fixture of New Year's celebrations, died today at the age of 82.

Clark's agent Paul Shefrin said in statement that the veteran host died this morning following a "massive heart attack." (read more)
Robin Gibb was making ‘bucket list’ before slipping into coma

The official website of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has confirmed British tabloid stories that the singer has slipped into a coma.

“Sadly the reports are true that Robin has contracted pneumonia and is in a coma,” reads a message posted on robingibb.com. “We are all hoping and praying that he will pull through.”

The message went on to apologize for Gibb’s full website being inaccessible due to “receiving an extraordinarily high volume of traffic” Before pointing fans to his official Facebook page. 

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official website of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has confirmed British tabloid stories that the singer has slipped into a coma.


“Sadly the reports are true that Robin has contracted pneumonia and is in a coma,” reads a message posted on robingibb.com. “We are all hoping and praying that he will pull through.”

The message went on to apologize for Gibb’s full website being inaccessible due to “receiving an extraordinarily high volume of traffic” Before pointing fans to his official Facebook page.
The official website of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has confirmed British tabloid stories that the singer has slipped into a coma.
“Sadly the reports are true that Robin has contracted pneumonia and is in a coma,” reads a message posted on robingibb.com. “We are all hoping and praying that he will pull through.”
The message went on to apologize for Gibb’s full website being inaccessible due to “receiving an extraordinarily high volume of traffic” Before pointing fans to his official Facebook page.
Jim Marshall Dies; Rock Heaven Cranks Amps to 11
By Keenan Mayo on April 05, 2012
Guitar players are precious about their sound. And as the music industry has become increasingly digitized around them—from million-dollar recording equipment to such questionable innovations as Auto-Tune—hardcore guitarists, however, still adhere to curiously old-fashioned, analog systems. No computer, it seems, is capable of replicating the raw punch of a guitar and its amplifier.

Houston's Top 8 Blues Clubs

By William Michael Smith Thu., Apr. 5 2012 at 7:00 AM
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.
The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act.
But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive. Keep in mind, for most venues blues is a part time thing, not the bread and butter. Below are the best venues where blues is still happening.

The sad fact is, given its amazing blues heritage, there just aren't that many blues joints left in Houston -- at least not many that offer blues and nothing but the blues on a nightly basis. In 2010, the Bronze Peacock Room at House of Blues was named best blues venue, but only hosts maybe a dozen blues gigs per year, although it has tried to make a go with some Monday blues shows featuring mostly locals, and does grab the occasional national touring act. But for those willing to dig a little deeper, Houston still offers some fine blues-oriented waterholes where world class musicians keep the blues alive.

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After American Idol And Bad Record Deal, Sundance Head Starts Over

By William Michael Smith Fri., Mar. 23 2012 at 11:00 AM

Rocks Off hadn't thought much about Sundance Head since his 13th-place American Idolfinish in 2007 and the momentary ballyhoo that followed.

  Head, the son of legendary Houston blue-eyed soul man Roy Head, remains the only artist who didn't finish in the Top 5 on Idol to sign a major-label deal. But the deal with Universal Motown turned into a frustrating experience for the 32-year old Porter resident who released his first album, 2016 and Gruene, last week. We caught up with him at his job as an expediter for a local oil company. (read more)

Houston Musician Dan Workman Passes Away
by Abbey Owen on March 17, 2012 at 10:00am

Dan Workman passed away Saturday morning, (03/17) St Patrick's Day 2012. Dan hosted The Thursday Night Blues Jam at The 19th Hole in The Woodlands, TX for years, and I'm told it is the longest running jam on the North-side of Houston. Dan regularly co-hosted along with each week's invited guest co-host on guitar. Some of the area guitarists he had co-hosting (in no particular order) are Mark May, The Mighty Orq, Brad Absher, Sparky Parker, Donnie Simmons, Brandon Loftin, Paul Ramirez, Dallas Brading, Matt Johnson, Kenny Cordray, Wayne Turner and more. (read more)

Robert Johnson Feted at All-Star Apollo Blues Hall of Fame Benefit

A low-key Tuesday night in New York City set the scene for a casually brilliant night of Blues-with-a-capital-B at the Apollo on March 6 as The Roots,Elvis Costello,Taj Mahal, Chuck D, Macy Gray, Todd Rundgren and dozens of others interpreted the legendary Robert Johnson's small-but-potent body of tunes to benefit the building of the Hall of Fame in Memphis.  (read more)

Blues Legend Bugs Henderson is Dead at 69

By Daniel Hopkins Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 10:21 AM

Word has been circulating all over Facebook and Twitter today that Dallas blues legend Bugs Henderson passed away last night. A call to close friend and former bandmate Jimmy Wallace confirms that Henderson did indeed die at age 69 from complications of liver cancer. (read more)
Kings X Drummer Jerry Gaskill Suffers Heart Attack
Jerry Gaskill, longtime drummer for the rock group King’s X, suffered a heart attack on Sunday, February 26, and is currently in stable condition, according to the band’s record label InsideOut Music.

The 54-year-old drummer was rushed to the hospital yesterday and underwent emergency surgery. After surgery, Gaskill was placed in intensive care, where he currently remains. (read more)
Brant Lee Croucher added to Badlands FM playlist
Brant Lee Croucher, a Hideaway Favorite, was recently added to the playlist on Badlands FM in Corpus Christi Texas.

A few years ago, Brant Lee Croucher was driving up and down Dickerson Pike in Nashville, delivering pizzas at night to hotel rooms that rented by the hour. Croucher is a classically trained pianist and a self-taught guitarist. On His debut CD "Old Denton Roads", Croucher played guitar, piano and harmonica. The project was recorded in Austin with Andy Sharp, who’ s worked with Sheryl Crow and Bob Schneider. Brant Lee Croucher is destined for stardom - see him in a small intimate setting while you still can...

Brant Lee Croucher was recently featured on NoDepression (read it here)

 

Swamp People's Kristi Broussard coming to The Hideaway

Kristi Broussard from the hit show Swamp People will be doing a Meet and Greet at The Hideaway on Friday March 16.


Meet the Swamp People - An independent woman and true Cajun who was born and bred on the bayou, Kristi Broussard grew up in a predominantly French-speaking family. (read more)

Davy Jones - lead singer of The Monkees Dies of Heart Attack

An official from the medical examiner's office for Martin County, Florida confirmed with TMZ they received a call from Martin Memorial Hospital informing them that Jones had passed away.

A rep for the singer tells us Jones suffered a heart attack at his home this morning ... and was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. (readmore)
Radar Report - Brant Lee Croucher
by Chris Harkness on February 17, 2012 at 1:00am
Brant Lee Croucher is one of a handful of extremely talented singer/songwriters currently populating the fertile Music Landscape of the Lone Star State. (read more)

Dory Previn Has Died

by Peter Wrench on February 16, 2012 at 12:30pm
I hadn't heard Dory Previn had died until I read this obituary in The Guardian this morning. And I hadn't realised how old she was: 86. In rock music, ten years older than Leonard Cohen is pretty old... (read more)
Lobster Night at The Hideaway featured on the Cheap Eats Houston website...
The last place you'd expect to find lobster served in Houston is at a bar but that's just what is offered each week at The Hideaway... (read more)
Great Video of Bob Livingston interviewed by Chuck Savage live at The Hideaway for Honky Tonk Happy Hour...
Musician and stand up comedian Chuck Savage interviews legendary Texas musician and performer Bob Livingston for Honky Tonk Happy Hour. Recorded at the Hideaway...
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