The unofficial title of “World’s Greatest Living Electric Guitarist” automatically eliminates late American contenders like rocker Jimi Hendrix, blues man Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the inimitable Frank Zappa. So the crown likely boils down to several prominent British veterans who’ve dipped at least a toe into challenging progressive music. Among them is the 1960s Yardbirds rock … [Read more...]
Drummer Olsson ready to return to road with Elton John
Even if you know drummer Nigel Olsson’s name, you may not know he’s worked with the Spencer Davis Group, Uriah Heep, Jimmy Webb, Neil Sedaka, Linda Ronstadt, Rod Stewart, Rick Springfield, Leon Russell, Helen Reddy, Bob Weir, Barry Manilow, Kenny Rogers, Toto, and B.B. King. But you’d likely know the singular Olsson association that overshadows those. The 66-year-old has been … [Read more...]