The
legendary Buddy Rich had a love for drumming that spanned nearly seven
decades. Buddy remains one of the best and most respected jazz drummers
of all time long after his death in '87 due to heart failure following a
surgery for a malignant brain tumor.
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Anyone who was a fan of the Rock/Metal scene in the 80's and 90's has no doubt heard of the visual expression that is none other than Living Colour. Best known for their break-out classic, "Cult of Personality," Living Colour remains a rare bread as to this day there exists very few all-black hard rock bands, and currently none in the mainstream of music. Although Living Colour is still in play and right now supporting their 2009 offering, The Chair In The Doorway, they've softened quite a bit from their debut release, Vivid and taken a more free-form approach to rock music following the leading of drummer Will Calhoun.
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The Killers - "Hotel California."
R&R likes this Latin-flaring version of the Eagles classic, "Hotel California." There are quite a few good songs positioned around this Killers track on the album Classics by Rhythms Del Mundo such as: The Queen cover "Under Pressure" performed by Keane, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (duh, Nirvana) performed by Shanade, and John Lennon's unfulfilled dream, "Imagine" performed by Jack Johnson.
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What if I told you that you could see greats like Run D.M.C., Metallica, Jeff Beck and more under one roof?
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