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The Trammps' Jimmy Ellis Passes – "Classic Guido Tuneage" Loses A Gem

Ray Rossi — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:04:41 +0000

What would "Where Do We Go From Here" been without the gravely voice of Jimmy Ellis?

Or, for that matter, "Love Epidemic", "Stop and Think", "Hold Back the Night", "Zing Went the Strings", "Trusting Heart"; and, of course, the immortal "Disco Inferno" which was so much a part of the 70's as Huckapoo shirts and Sergio Valente Jeans.

So it's with some sadn

Van Halen and David Lee Roth: New Stuff from "Old Dudes" [VIDEO]

Ray Rossi — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:10:50 +0000

Earlier in her career as a record promoter (what's that?), my daughter worked for a company that promoted new material from "classic rockers".

When she took the job, I wondered, "...who would ever buy new stuff from groups who's best material is behind them?"

Well, lo and behold, there is a market, albeit a very minute one; probably comprised of guys my age, remembering the glory days of long hair and acrobatics