Here’s the (Route) 66 greatest musical performances ever captured on film — after watching thousands of clips and reviewing hundreds of them for RockPeaks, this is the best of the best . . . And it tells a story, one complete show of shows, in a sequence of greatness . . . Blessing the blast is Johnny Clegg bringing Nelson […]
The Highest Peaks on RockPeaks
June 30th, 2011 · 20 Comments · Music, Poetry, Weird Things About Me
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John Lennon — In the Night, and in the Light
December 7th, 2010 · 58 Comments · Music, New York City, Real-life Adventure Tales, Weird Things About Me
. NYC, Dec. 8th, 1980 . . . the 3rd month and 3rd day in New York City, America, for this 19 year old kid. My first week in town I went to the free Elton John concert in Central Park. He played Imagine, and introduced it with, “He can probably hear us right now,” referring […]
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