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Johnnys Rock Blogs

The Vinyl Itch...

We are in a strange place, the likes of which we couldn’t have imagined back...

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The British Blues Boom...

You’ve heard of the British Blues Boom, haven’t you? Well, aside from the headline acts...

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Gary Moore's sustaining note, loud rock, snakebites and hormones...

Going to gigs in the 70s and early 80s was, as I’m sure you remember,...

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Wishbone Ash, Supercharge & Southern Comfort...

I’d like to say I saw Wishbone Ash on their New England tour. I’d like...

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Covers - an exciting part of the whole musical experience

I can’t have been alone in cherishing a newly acquired record, religiously reading every bit...

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Southern Rock deserves to be in everyone’s collection

I’ve spoken before about my early love of Deep Purple, who captured my...

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Dave Mason - Really important in rock history

Some people are briefly really important in rock history and made great music that lives...

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Every journey starts somewhere

I was watching a Rick Beato video which made a very good point. That you...

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We took for granted the way things were

I probably shouldn’t dwell on the past quite so much but I think I’m just...

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Johnny Winter - A Lifelong Bluesman...

My pal Russell’s parents had gone away for the weekend, leaving him on his own....

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Hit singles that rock kids like me loved...

I bet back in the day, you really paid attention to the singles charts but...

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Puzzling Records...

When I was a teenager my dad, who hated rock music, told me in no...

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