Tag: Chiswick
Kenney Jones (Part One)
If there is a rock music autobiography you MUST read, it’s drummer Kenney Jones’ tome LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL. It’s informative, colourful and authentic as the life of this family man unrolls.
Kenney and I met over tea to talk about his story and the characters he learned from and worked with…
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Nikka Costa – Nikka & Strings, Underneath and In Between
Long this writer’s favourite r&b singer, Nikka Costa’s recording are often played hereabouts. Her work with Prince is well-known and her duet on an early Van Hunt recording ( Mean Sleep) remains an example of stellar collaboration. So on this occasion she has completed a crowd-funding venture to create a collection of – mostly – versions of songs by others. And in the company of a set of string players.
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