Arguably, or rather probably, Hal Blaine was the greatest session drummer in pop/rock history. He played on over 35,000 sessions, & played drums on all the Grammy Records of the Year from 1966 to 1971, & then added another in 1976! Join Derek Pellicci, ex of LRB, & one of Australia’s best & most well known & respected drummers, as
Read moreVery sadly Peter Tork of The Monkees died on February 21, 2019. On this tribute episode of Purple Haze we discuss the life & music of Peter Tork with guests: Anne O’Reilly who founded the Monkeemaniacs fanclub, Rock Brain of the Universe, Glenn A Baker AM who wrote the first biography of The Monkees & extra special guest the late
Read moreOn this ‘episode’ of the Purple Haze Archive we feature our Ol’ 55 Special ‘starring’ Frankie J. Holden, Wilbur Wilde, Jim Manzie plus… also our special guest star mystery person as well! Ol’ 55 were one of Australia’s top bands in Australia from the mid 1970s until the early 80’s releasing not only #1 albums like ‘Take It Greasy“,
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