EP830 Hendrix. Chris Hayes, Warren Zevon, The Spirit of Radio, The Shaggs, Aldo Nova

Did you know... that Hendrix HATED Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd? Aldo Nova plays FAKE Gibsons? Huey Lewis was not very hip about "Hip To Be Square" being used in American Psycho? Yes.. we reveal all of this and more on this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast!

 

Our Week:

 

Loudini: Hendrix Hated Led Zeppelin (Rock Rewind), Chris Hayes (Huey Lewis) talks about “If This is It” and “Hip To Be Square” (Vertex Effects), Warren Zevon’s Only “Hit” (Professor of Rock), Pay to play, buy ons and future of gigging and the indie musician (Dean Michaels), Kennedy Driver Shoots President?(Robert Harris), Happy 42nd Birthday to the Meaning of Life

 

Riff of the week: Spirit of Radio breakdown section riff

 

Pittsburgh Kevin: the shaggs; my pal foot foot, Aldo Nova’s Chibson, Meytal Cohen, Keep On Walking

 

Film Corner: The Shining & Eyes Wide Shut Common Themes, Parenthood, Zelig, North By Northwest, They Cloned Tyrone, Red Letter Media; Willy Wonka

 

This Week In Rock History:

 

3/29/1947 – Bobby Kimball (vocals, Toto)

3/29/1949 – Michael Brecker (jazz saxophone)

3/29/1959 – Perry Farrell (vocals, Jane’s Addiction)

4/1/1945 – John Barbata (Drums, Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship)

4/2/1939 – Marvin Gaye (R&B and Soul Singer-Songwriter)

4/2/1952 – Leon Wilkerson (bass, Lynyrd Skynyrd)

4/3/1943 – Richard Manuel (Lead Vocals & Piano, The Band)

4/4/1913 – Muddy Waters (Blues Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist)

4/4/1932 – Clive Davis (Record Mogul, Arista Records)

4/4/1948 – Berry Oakley (Bass, The Allman Brothers Band)

4/4/1948 – Pick Withers (Drums, Dire Straits)

4/4/1952 – Gary Moore (Guitar, Thin Lizzy & Skid Row)

DIED THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY

3/29/1999 – Joe Williams (Jazz Singer)

3/29/2001 – John Lewis (The Modern Jazz Quartet)

3/30/2013 – Phil Ramone (Music Producer – Billy Joel)

3/30/2008 – Sean Levert (Levert)

3/31/1993 – Mitchell Parish (Songwriter – Deep Purple, Stardust)

3/31/1986 – O’Kelly Isley (The Isley Brothers)

4/1/2004 – Paul Atkinson (Guitarist for The Zombies)

4/1/1917 – Scott Joplin (Ragtime Pianist & Composer)

4/1/1984 – Marvin Gaye (R&B and Soul Singer-Songwriter)

4/2/2003 – Edwin Starr (Soul singer)

4/2/1996 – Guitar Gabriel (Blues musician)

4/3/1990 – Sarah Vaughan (Jazz Vocalist)

MUSIC RECORDINGS, RELEASES AND TOP OF THE CHARTS:

3/29/1969 – Blood, Sweat, and Tears’s self-titled LP hits #1 3/29/1975 – Jeff Beck releases his most successful US album, Blow By Blow3/30/1971 – Jimi Hendrix’s The Cry of Love goes gold, posthumously. 3/30/1987 – Prince releases his ninth studio album. 3/31/1958 – Chuck Berry releases “Johnny B. Goode” 3/31/1992 – Bruce Springsteen releases Human Touch and Lucky Town on the same day. 4/1/1966 – David Bowie releases the flop “Do Anything You Say.” 4/1/2008 – T