No one seems to remember Lawrence Welk and his somewhat schmaltzy 30-year run on television correctly. He’s known as a musical punch line, a cheap impression...
The Julian Family Fiddle Camp is a gem in the crown of San Diego’s many music opportunities. Held every year in April in the mountains outside...
San Diego’s music community has seen many talented musicians emerge over the past few years, but nothing compares to what’s going on with 16-year-old Cody Lovaas....
The story is, by now, a worn-out cliché. It even shows up on network television shows like Nashville: the influential elder statesman who helped establish a...
PART 2 The war years of 1941-1945 proved to be defining ones for Rose. Her brothers Fred and Cal were drafted in early 1942. A shell...
There’s no question that the Fab Four won the hearts of America’s teenage girls and became the band that everybody loves to love. They also reinvigorated...
Joe Cocker, the British blue-eyed soul singer who helped lead the second British music invasion — along with Cream, The Who, Small Faces, Rod Stewart, Led...
There is a special space that exists among musical kindred spirits. Within that space a bond is formed. When this happens on a live stage, the...
The first time I heard of Rose Maddox was about ’71 or ’72. I was working at an ice cream shop and employees took turns picking...
