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Alone: The Story of a Rock 'N' Roll Band
During the height of the Rolling Stones' success, Bill Wyman
kept a diary, recoding the churning chaos of the band's creative
evolution, power plays, recording sessions, tours, romances,
drug busts, and financial disarray. Stone Alone is
a meticulous, shrewd, and humorous look at the complex personalities
of the Stones and the role they played in the startling cultural
revolution of the times. 63 photos. — Ingram
 Carlos
Santana: Back on Top
Carlos Santana took the music world by storm back in 1969
with his thrilling performance at the Woodstock festival.
He was the first guitarist to skillfully blend fiery rock
riffs with Latin, blues, and sensuous Afro-Cuban rhythms to
create a unique and unforgettable sound. His vision to create
innovative melodies has earned him a magnitude of critical
praise and acclaim over his illustrious career. But, the road
to success has been a rocky, uphill climb. The
middle child of seven children, Carlos Santana was born on
July 20, 1947, in a tiny Mexican village where the homes were
comprised of brick and mud, with no running water or lights.
But, what his parents couldn't give in material wealth, they
heaped upon their children in love. It was after the family
moved to Tijuana that 12-year-old Carlos developed his talent
for the guitar, and his reputation as a formidable musician
spread.
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On the Road With Bob Dylan
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When the Ramones
called it quits after an illustrious and cretinous
22 years (1974-1996), they said they didn't want to be
one of those bands that dragged on and on, so you might
just appreciate this irony. Many of the shows being scheduled
for the summer of 2003 are for bands even older than the
Ramones.
In fact, many bands we once
thought extinct are anything but. Now they're either recording
a new album or have decided to saddle up and hit the road
again.
The Not-So Extinct List
•The Doors — They picked up Ian
Astbury (retired singer for the Cult in 1995) and are
now calling themselves The
Doors of the 21st Century. Only two original members
remain: Robby Krieger on guitar and Ray Manzarek on keyboards.
These guys certainly are loving it two times, babe.
•Fleetwood Mac — Stevie Nicks and company
(minus Christine McVie) released their brand new album
Say
You Will in 2003 and, despite the constant
bickering
that goes on between the band members, are currently touring
the United States for the summer.
•Boston — If you've got "more
than a feeling" that one of the biggest rock bands
of all time is back, kudos to you for your ESP.
Corporate
America, their new album,
was released at the tail end of 2002 and the band
is currently on tour for Summer 2003.
•Santana — The smooth Latin guitar
rocker has been on a gigantic comeback for the last few
years and he's capitalized on it by combining his efforts
with newer artists like Michelle
Branch and Rob Thomas from Matchbox
20. He released his latest album, Shaman,
in 2002 and is currently touring the United States and
Europe.
The Never Endangered List
•Bob Dylan —The Tambourine Man just
turned 62 on May 24, 2003. and he's still touring like
the vagabond folk-singer he started out to be. His latest
album, Love
and Theft, was released in 2001 and his newest
two-disc collection, Live
1975, relives an old tour where Dylan performed with
the Rolling Thunder Revue. He is currently touring the
United States for the summer.
•The
Dead — Life after Jerry
took a couple of years to get used to. Now, the remaining
members of the Grateful Dead are back on tour and "Truckin'"
their way through a summer tour with Jimmy Herring,
formerly of Jazz
is Dead, and Joan
Osborne. They will even meet up with Bob Dylan for
a few shows among good friends on the Summer Getaway tour.
•Ozzy Osbourne — The madman
never stopped. In fact, the successful television show
"The
Osbournes" didn't slow down Ozzfest any.
The Ozz-man is 54 years old (his birthday is
on December 3) and he still likes to
be on stage and performing high-energy heavy music for
his fans.
•The Rolling Stones — No matter how
beleaguered Keith Richards looks, he can still deliver
a heavy dose of rock 'n' roll. The stones are probably
the granddaddy of the bands that just won't die. They
are currently on the 2002/2003
Licks World Tour.
Written by Jeremy M. Rottgen
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•Def
Leppard once performed on three different continents in
24 hours (Africa, Europe and North America) on their 1995
world tour.
•The largest crowd ever for a solo rock artist was between
180,000 and 184,000 for Paul
McCartney in Rio de Janeiro on April 21, 1990.
• The longest concert ever performed by a group was
24 hours. Screamin
Freeman and the World Record Band did it in Harrison,
Arkansas, on January 29-30, 1999. They performed 108 songs.
•The best-selling band ever was the Beatles,
with somewhere over one billion records, tapes, and CD's sold.
•The most simultaneous albums on the U.S. charts is
seven — a three-way tie between The Beatles, The Monkees,
and U2.
•The longest drum solo is held by Michael Macpherson,
a Christian-rock drummer. It lasted for 50 hours and 30 minutes
and took place on November 28-30, 2002, at the Shelley Centre
in Shelley Beach, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
•The most successful "virtual band" is the
Gorillaz,
who've sold three million albums worldwide.
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