Ronald Patrick Hart RockAndRollGlobe Editor and Author

Monday, September 28, 2020

LISTEN: Happy Birthday John Coltrane

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Love Supreme, Giant Steps, Happy Birthday, Jazz, John Coltrane, Spiritual Jazz, The John Coltrane Quartet

The Heavyweight Champion of Jazz turns 94 in Heaven

Psychedelics Remembrance Rock

50 Years Gone: Remembering Jimi

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 50th anniversary, Billy Cox, Buddy Miles, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding, RIP

Talking Hendrix with the last surviving member of the Experience and Band of Gypsys

Soul

Earth Wind & Fire: Do You Remember the 21st Night of September?

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Allee Willis, Arthur Baker, David Morales, Earth Wind & Fire, Eric Kupper, Frankie Knuckles, Maurice White, September, TikTok

New remix EP and upcoming DJ Spinna marathon live set celebrate EWF’s most enduring hit

Dub/Reggae Remembrance Ska

Artists Remember Toots Hibbert

September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Marley, Brian Eno, Funky Kingston, Jimmy Cliff, Keith Richards, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, RIP, Ronnie Wood, The Specials, The Who, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, Ziggy Marley

Read remembrances from Mick Jagger, The Who, Keith Richards, Brian Eno and more and listen to our exclusive mixtape honoring the life of the man who gave reggae its name

jazz

LISTEN: Sonny Rollins is 90!

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 90th Birthday, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Clifford Brown, Impulse! Records, Jazz, John Coltrane, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Prestige Records, RCA Victor, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk

Digging into the best of the Saxophone Colossus from 1953 to 1966

Blues Folk Rock

LISTEN: Van the Man is 75

August 31, 2020September 1, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments COVID-19, Happy Birthday, Polydor, The Chieftains, Van Morrison

Celebrating this birthday milestone for Irish rock icon Van Morrison with a stroll through an essential fraction of his catalog

jazz

Bird Turns 100

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments BeBop, Bird, Bud Powell, Centennial, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Dial Records, Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz, Max Roach, Savoy Records, Verve Records

If there is one Charlie Parker album with which to celebrate his centennial…

Blues Rock

Stevie Ray Vaughan: 30 Years Gone

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments B.B. King, Buddy Guy, David Bowie, Jimmie Vaughan, Jody Watley, Salt-N-Pepa, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Stevie Wonder

Remembering the master of 80s blues guitar with his 10 essential live moments

Blues Folk Latin New Wave Pop Pub Rock Punk Reggae Remembrance Rockabilly

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Hammond Jr., Beto O'Rourke, Bob Gruen, Bob Weir, Brian Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Cherry Glazerr, Dhani Harrison, Hinds, HR of Bad Brains, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Lucinda Williams, Matt Dillon, Save Our Stages, Spider Stacy and Cait O'Riordan of The Pogues, Steve Buscemi, The Clash, Tom Morello

The late punk icon would’ve turned 68

Hard Rock Heavy Metal Remembrance Rock

Rockers Remember Pete Way

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Def Leppard, Fastway, Geezer Butler, Iron Maiden, Pete Way, RIP, Strangers In The Night, The Pete Way Band, UFO, Waysted

Geezer Butler, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and more pay respects to the UFO bassist

Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk

ALBUMS: London Plane Flies High

August 15, 2020August 17, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, 285 Kent, Baby Jupiter, Brownies, London Plane. New York City, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Ronettes

On their breakthrough second album, the Brooklyn band takes flight despite in a city grounded by COVID-19

Dead Radio Remembrance

A Quick Note On Jerry Garcia

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, David Grisman, Howard Wales, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Jerry Garcia Band, RIP, The Grateful Dead

Today marks the 25th anniversary of his untimely death

Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores

The 5 Best Musical Moments in the Alan Parker Filmography

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alan Parker, Birdy, Bob Geldof, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Giorgio Moroder, Glen Hansard, Jim Cornette, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd -- The Wall, RIP, The Commitments, The Midnight Express

Remembering the life of the visionary director, gone at 76

Hip Hop jazz Rap Remembrance

LISTEN: Peaceful Journey, Malik B.

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmir Thompson, Dice Raw, Hip-hop, Hub, Leonard Hubbard, Malik Abdul Basit, Malik B, Philadelphia, Questlove, RIP, Tariq Trotter, The Roots

The secret weapon of the Legendary Roots Crew has died at age 47

Blues Remembrance Rock

LISTEN: Remembering Peter Green

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (1967-1969), Jeremy Spencer, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Splinter Group

A playlist in homage to the scorching guitarist of the original Fleetwood Mac, gone at 73

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