Ronnie Robertson is a writer and musician. He received a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Mississippi and is a passionate follower of Memphis music.
The music world, pop culture, and history lost a treasure of the modern age Saturday. Clarence Clemons was 69. He was known by many names: the Master of the Universe, the Biggest Man You Have Ever Seen, the...
On June 13, 2011, Marah returns to Memphis for a show at the Hi-Tone. Leaders David Bielanko and Christine Smith will return with a full band this time around for a heavier rock sound than their last acoustic...
One of the greatest poets and entertainers of the song and dance genre turns 70 this month. Bob Dylan has kept fans and critics guessing since he arrived in New York in the early sixties, and continues to do so...
If Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp character (circa the first ten minutes of 1921’s The Kid) was in an American rock and roll band, then or now, the results would more than likely sound very much like Marah...
On a hot Thursday evening, Hacienda rolled into Memphis to open for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at Minglewood Hall. After they left the stage and the lights went back up, the people could have left and gotten their money...
After hearing the first four songs on the new Stone Temple Pilots self-titled album, it seems pretty clear that the band has made a solid and seamless return after their nine-year hiatus. The slick radio hit, “Between...
Ever since 1996’s She’s the One, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been searching for it. Occasional singles like “Walls,” “Free Girl Now,” and “Swingin’” were cut from...
Grace Potter has been described as a sultry, sexy soul chick singing lead vocals for the Rolling Stones in their prime, which is just ridiculous and absurdly overwrought. Yet, their slick new self-titled album with a...
Judging by the first single from Johnny Cash’s second, and final, posthumous release for Rick Rubin’s American label, the man was a master of song until the end. Staring death in the eyes, Cash’s...