Profile
Famous as :
Psychedelia-influenced rock bandBirth Name :
The WarlocksBirth Date :
1965Birth Place :
San Francisco, California, USAClaim to fame :
Single "Touch of Grey" from album "In the Dark" (1987)
Grammys to Honour 70s Rock Legends with Its Lifetime Achievement Awards
December 20, 2006 02:12:01
Numbers of influential rock bands, including Grateful Dead and The Doors, have been tapped to receive Lifetime Achievement awards at next year's Grammys.
"This year's group of accomplished honorees are as diverse as they are influential as creators of the most renowned and prominent recordings in the world," said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "Their contributions exemplify the highest artistic and technical standards that have positively affected the music industry and music fans."
Some Rock Legends Sue Memorabilia Web Site for Illegally Selling Vintage Recordings and Memorabilia
December 19, 2006 02:12:49
Numbers of rock legends, including Carlos Santana, members of the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors, have all filed a lawsuit Monday Dec 18th, against William Sagan, operator of the San Francisco-based Web site Wolfgang's Vault, accusing him of illegally selling vintage recordings and memorabilia.
In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, those musicians claimed that Sagan bought the archives of rock promoter Bill Graham after his death in 1991, which include thousands of concert posters, shirts, photographs and recordings, which the artists never authorized for Sagan to distribute.
Grateful Dead Keyboard Player Dead
June 05, 2006 10:06:16
Vince Welnick, the keyboard player for band Grateful Dead, has died on Friday June 2nd, 2006 in Sonoma County, Calif., at 55, the band longtime publicist Dennis McNally said Saturday June 3rd, 2006.
While McNally would not release the cause of Welnick's death, the Sonoma County coroner's office said an autopsy would be performed next week.
Weir Grateful to Perform at MerleFest 2006
October 01, 2005 10:10:26Singer and guitarist for the Grateful Dead, Bob Wier, is slated to perform at MerleFest 2006, the annual celebration of Americana music. The 19th annual festival, to be held April 27-30 on the campus of Wilkes Community College, will be opened by bluegrass legend Doc Watson who also is scheduled to perform alongside his grandson Richard Watson.
To be on stage alongside Weir is the veteran Merlefest band, The Waybacks. Among some other headliners to make an appearance at the event are Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Bela Fleck, the Flecktones, and Nickel Creek. The annual event is aimed to raise money for the Eddy Merle Watson Garden for the Senses, named for Watson's son and fellow musician, who were killed in a 1985 tractor accident.
