Archive for January, 20117- Page

Lonesome Dave Peverett Lonesome Dave Peverett got his first claim to fame as a member of the moderately successful English boogie band “Savoy Brown” playing guitar alongside founding member Kim

Carl Perkins Carl Perkins was an original 50’s “Rockabilly” artist whose country-fused-with-blues songs left a lasting impression on rock. On December 19th of 1955 Perkins cut the classic “Blue Suede

Lawrence Payton Lawrence Payton was a member of “The Four Tops” who arranged and sang much of the harmonizing melodies behind lead singer Levi Stubbs. He remained active with the

John ‘Jaco’ Pastorius John ‘Jaco’ Pastorius was a brilliant bass player best known for his work with the jazz-fusion group “Weather Report”. His downfall was the demon alcohol, which had

Gram Parsons Gram Parsons was a pioneer of country rock. His group the “Flying Burritto Brothers” were one of the first to feature a steel guitar as part of a

Felix Pappalardi Felix Pappalardi was a producer as well as an accomplished bass player. He produced Cream’s “Disraeli Gears” and “Wheels of Fire” and provided various instrumentation to their recordings.

John Panozzo John Panozzo was the drummer and original founding member of the group “Styx”, who enjoyed brief superstardom in the late seventies with songs like “Grand Illusion, “Lady”,”Come Sail

Robert Palmer Robert Alan Palmer was born January 19th, 1949 in Batley England. His spent most of his childhood on the island of Malta but as a teenager found himself

Benjamin Orr Benjamin Orr (born Benjamin Orzechowski) was bass player for the highly successful “New Wave” group “The Cars”. The band finally gelled in Boston and along with Ric Ocasek

Roy Orbison Roy Orbison was known for his high-falsetto voice, dressing in black and his trademark sunglasses. In the late fifties and early sixties he scored a handful of hits