Robert Cray has always been focused first and foremost on the music, so it’s not entirely surprising that his memory of past Blues & Brews festivals is somewhat shaky.
Applications for The Music Center's Spotlight Youth Competition are now open. Participating high school students will receive more than $100,000 in performing arts scholarships and free artistic development from professionals.
The Chemical Brothers successfully delivered a performance that was nothing short of exceptional, kicking off the 2023 Santa Barbara Bowl show season on a high note.
In was 44 years ago today (October 3rd, 1978) that Paul McCartney assembled Rockestra the largest group of rock legends to record together up to that date. The cream of the rock elite joined Wings to record two tracks for their upcoming Back To The Egg album that day at London's Abbey Road Studios for the instrumental "Rockestra Theme" and "So Glad To See You Here." Rockestra consisted of the Who's Pete Townshend and Kenney Jones, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Procol Harum's Gary Brooker, the Faces' Ronnie Lane, the Attractions' Bruce Thomas, and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and John Bonham, among others. Among those invited that couldn't make the session were Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page who never showed despite his amplifier making the session. Keith Moon had been asked to participate but had died less than a month before. Despite "Rockestra Theme" being a guitar-based riff, Wings guitar