Reflecting today on Rock & Roll icons who have donned the uniform of our nation’s armed forces… Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the Army in 1961, long before he became a household name. Hendrix was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, where he was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was discharged in 1962 due to
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An Interview with Hy Weiss
“I had no color in my eyes. I only heard. I saw with my eyes and heard with my ears. I did not see with my ears.” – Hy Weiss, on the diversity of artists he recorded In the music industry, the word legend is thrown around fast and furiously, and the majority of those
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A Capitol Fourth features The Beach Boys and The Four Tops
The Beach Boys – Though they never had a patriotic-themed hit (unless you count “Surfin U.S.A.”), they are synonymous with the flag-waving spirit of the 4th of July. In 1975, they released a double-album compilation called “Spirit of America.” The boys of summer have been called “America’s Band”, their biographical mini-series was called “An American Family”
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