Rock’n’Roll

September 18 2011

Jimi Hendrix – 41 years since the last goodbye

Brown Bread, Death Disco, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll

Jimi in New York 1967 by Baron Wolman Says BP Fallon: “41 years ago my friend Penny Valentine from the music paper Disc rang me to say she’d just heard that Jimi Hendrix had died. Noel and Mitch from the Experience are gone now too… as is Penny. And Disc…” “The story Of life is quicker Than the wink of an eye The story of love Is hello and goodbye Until we meet again” -Jimi Hendrix, The Story Of Life The Jimi Hendrix Experience on ‘The Lulu Show’ (1969) Jimi & Noel & Mitch and their majestic Voodoo Chile and […]

September 16 2011

Marc Bolan 34 years gone but not gone

Brown Bread, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll

Marc Bolan died 34 years ago today. He was 29 years of age and rocking. Thank you for the many magic choogles, Marc x Marc Bolan & T.Rex w/ BP Fallon on congas and backing vocals – Hot Love 1971 Performance filmed June 27th 1971 in Erbach/Odenwald near Frankfurt for the German TV show Hits A GoGo. BP Fallon and T.Rex travelled to Italy the following day June 28th 1971 for another TV performance, when the photograph below was taken. BP Fallon & T.Rex – Marc Bolan & Mickey Finn & Bill Legend & Steve Currie – Milan 1971. Marc, […]

September 16 2011

Grande Dame Wang Dang Doodle

BP Fallon's Wang Dang Doodle, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll

Wang Dang Doodle Artist Of The Week – from London – Grande Dame 00:00 BP Fallon and the doggie in the window and Jimi Hendrix 00:21 BP Fallon’s Wang Dang Doodle – The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Ronnie Drew 00:36 Black Leather – Grande Dame 04:10 Rock Action – Ping Pong Bitches w/ Steve Jones 09:59 BP Goes Boley 10:45 21st Century Stance – Marc Bolan & BP Fallon 13:04 BP Gets Grande 14:02 Dance Of The Dead – Grande Dame 17:08 Honeyskippin’ – The Hot Sprockets 20:46 More Than Your Mouth Can Hold – Silverhead 24:08 Here Be […]

September 12 2011

Winners Got Scars Too: Johnny Cash February 26th 1932 – September 12th 2003

Brown Bread, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll

Johnny Cash makes the Depeche Mode song Personal Jesus his own (2002) The 23 year old Johnny Cash with The Tennessee Two – I Walk The Line live on The Tex Ritter Show (1955) Johnny Cash impersonates a rock’n’roll singer impersonating Elvis Johnny Cash & Carl Perkins & Derek And The Dominoes play Carl’s Matchbox on The Johnny Cash Show (1970) The Million Dollar Quartet: Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins & Elvis Presley & Johnny Cash in Sun Records Memphis 1956 Johnny Cash busted for importing amphetamines across the US/Mexican border El Paso TX 1965 Johnny makes bail El […]

September 12 2011

Video: BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets – Fame #9 (excerpt)/I Believe In Elvis Presley

BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets, Magic, Music, Rock'n'Roll, Spoken Word

“BP Fallon gives a stunning performance. He’s backed by The Hot Sprockets, a fiery Dublin blues band that more than do the legendary Beep justice” – Craig Fitzpatrick, Hot Press, reviewing Electric Picnic. BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets – Fame #9 (excerpt)/I Believe In Elvis Presley. Filmed by Richard Walshe in MindField at Electric Picnic 2011 BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets BP Fallon – vox Wayne Soper – guitar/vox Tim Cullen – guitar/vox Franky Kelly – harmonica/mandolin/vox Joe Lynch – bass/vox Andy Sutton – drums BP Fallon & The Hot Sprockets by Barney @ lib-lab Honeyskippin’… 🙂