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Elton John: His United States Debut at Doug Weston’s Troubadour August 25, 1970

50 Years On By Harvey Kubernik © 2020 I was an avid reader of Melody Maker since 1964. I first became aware of Elton John’s Empty Sky DJM record label first LP in June of 1969. I ordered it as an English import from Lewin Record Paradise on Hollywood Blvd. His piano...

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For Leon Russell

For Leon Russell

By Harvey Kubernik c 2016 Multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell, the former Claude Russell Bridges, left the physical world on November 13th, dying of a heart attack in Nashville, Tennessee. I met Leon in 1978. I spent six weeks at his Paradise recording studio in North...

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Leonard Cohen: Cohen’s New Skin

Leonard Cohen: Cohen’s New Skin

Author and rock music historian Harvey Kubernik is our resident wordsmith and pop culture chronicler at www.cavehollywood.com Two years ago Harvey penned a critically acclaimed book on Leonard Cohen, Everybody Knows.  It traces the artistic journey of Cohen the young...

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JIMI HENDRIX MACHINE GUN: THE FILLMORE EAST FIRST SHOW

JIMI HENDRIX MACHINE GUN: THE FILLMORE EAST FIRST SHOW

12/31/69 RELEASED ON CD, 2 LP 180 GRAM VINYL, HIGH RESOLUTION SACD AND DIGITAL FORMATS By Harvey Kubernik c 2016 Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, have just released Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First...

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Motown: Reel and Real

Motown: Reel and Real

By Harvey Kubernik c 2016 There have been many books about Motown and many Motown books. With the September publication of Motown The Sound of Young America, by Adam White with Barney Ales, including a marvelous foreword by Andrew Loog Oldham, we finally now have the...

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Mike Love’s GOOD VIBRATIONS: My Life as a Beach Boy

Mike Love’s GOOD VIBRATIONS: My Life as a Beach Boy

Harvey Kubernik on Mike Love’s new autobiography By Harvey Kubernik c 2016 The Beach Boys are arguably the most popular American rock band of all time, with thirteen Gold Albums, fifty-five Top 100 singles, and four #1 hits, spanning more than five decades.  The...

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