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Philly Devotions: A Story Of Patience And Dedication

Profile and Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 27 July 1976

Everything comes to he who waits, they say. Well, these guys are hanging in there with the confidence that success will come when their talent ...

The Flamin' Groovies

Report by Kris Needs, ZigZag, August 1976

A STUNNING album and a pair of London gigs last month heralded the return of the fabulous Flamin' Groovies, San Francisco legends still crusading for ...

Count Basie, Sun Ra, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz: OK, smarty, so how do y'shift the whole world off its axis?

Report by Brian Case, New Musical Express, August 1976

Simple. SUN RA knew that one way back. Every musician on the planet just gotta play a C7th — all at the same time. While ...

Donna Summer: The Great Rocking Orgasmic Renaissance of AM Radio

Special Feature by Jim Esposito, Oui, September 1976

(Which Considers The Question: Is Donna Summer Coming Or Going?) ...

Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page: Hollywood Anger

Interview by Mick Brown, Crawdaddy!, September 1976

The gossip-monger who exposed Babylon, created Scorpio Rising and inspired 'Sympathy for the Devil', turns to Magick and the ascending Lucifer. ...

Damned, The, Nick Lowe, Pink Fairies, The, Roogalator, Tyla Gang, Little Bob Story, Count Bishops, The, Gorillas, The, Shakin' Street: Salut les Punks

Report by Caroline Coon, Melody Maker, 4 September 1976

Special report from the first European Punk Rock Festival in the South of France by CAROLINE COON ...

Rainbow: If You Don't Like Rock'n'Roll, It's Too Late Now

Report by Pete Makowski, Sounds, 11 September 1976

"We're not in Kansas We must be over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland, Wizard Of Oz ...

Patti Smith's Crowd Appeal Shows She's Going Places

Profile and Interview by Wayne Robins, Newsday, 19 September 1976

A FEW weeks ago, the Patti Smith Band, which visits Hofstra University for two shows Thursday, played an unannounced and unadvertised midnight show at the ...

Frank Zappa

Interview by Steven Rosen, Guitar Player, January 1977

FRANK ZAPPA – guitarist, composer, producer, avid roller derby fan, and leader of the Mothers Of Invention – is, at 36, probably the elder statesman ...

Donna Summer: They're Gonna Put Me In The Movies

Interview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 15 January 1977

Donna Summer reveals all to David Hancock ...

David Bowie: King Queen or Joker?

Overview by David Hancock, National RockStar, 22 January 1977

David Bowie is the Black Paper Between the Mirror. ...

David Bowie: Low

Review by Kris Needs, ZigZag, February 1977

WELL, THIS IS probably the strangest thing Bowie has ever recorded. First listen was a real shock...and I've come to expect surprises from this bloke. ...

Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship: Grace Slick Interviewed: Grass, Acid And The Starship

Interview by Jim Esposito, Oui, February 1977

GRACE SLICK, the original Acid Queen, was born Grace Wing October 30th, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was an investment banker. Her mother, a ...

Larry Carlton

Interview by Steven Rosen, Guitar Player, February 1977

LARRY CARLTON, guitarist with the famed progressive jazz-funk Crusaders, is at 28, one of the most in-demand session guitarists in Los Angeles. ...

Patti Smith: Patti Cracks Noggin, Raps On Regardless

Interview by Vivien Goldman, Sounds, 5 February 1977

Patti sounds plaintive, fragile, over the transatlantic wire. If you can imagine a voice sounding wan, you're near the mark. Reason being — "A swan ...

Buzzcocks: Teen Rebel Scores £250 From Dad

Profile by Paul Morley, New Musical Express, 5 February 1977

This feature bears the New Wave Seal of Quality ...

Frank Zappa: Hot Rats

Overview by Mick Brown, Sounds, 12 February 1977

A long look back at F. Vincent Zappa and his very special bands from LA (and other places) ...

Bobby Womack: Bobby Sox It To Ya

Interview by Robin Katz, Record Mirror, 26 February 1977

"HELLO LONDON, it's Bobby Womack on the line." Hello Bobby, you friendly soul. How good to hear your voice again. ...

Fleetwood Mac (1977) [transcript]

Audio transcript of interview by John Pidgeon, Rock's Backpages transcripts, March 1977

This is a transcription of John's audio interview with Fleetwood Mac. Listen to the audio of this interview. ...