The Who (Part II) – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Perhaps one of the most legendary rock bands of all time had its best lineup at their incarnation in 1964 as Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon formed ‘The Who.’ Let’s take a deep dive now into the band’s story: Before the band decided on “the Who,” they were named the De…

Pat Benatar – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Patricia Mae Giraldo sounds like a pretty cool name for a performer. You know her as Pat Benatar. Let’s take a deep dive in to the career of one of the best female rockers of our time: Speaking of the name Benatar, it’s actually not a stage name. Pat was married briefly to a GI named Dennis Benatar…

Cat Stevens – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Folk music owes its mainstream success to a few people, with one of the trailblazers being a singer-songwriter that has changed his name a few times. Let’s take a deep dive into the musical world of Cat Stevens… His real name is a bit longer and more interesting, Steven Demetre Georgiou. In 1977, h…

Aerosmith – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Boston is pretty famous for producing some epic rock bands, but in 1970, a loud, rambunctious and flamboyant lead singer named Steven Tyler set out with his friends Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford to make hard rock infused with blues, pop, and R&B. Today, let’s take a deep di…

Grand Funk Railroad – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Arena rock got its name from the rock bands of the 70s that toured to arena-sized crowds. Though this band never enjoyed critical acclaim, they had no problem filling arenas around the world to very happy crowds. Let’s take a deep dive into Grand Funk Railroad: Flint, Michigan, a town known more fo…

Boz Scaggs – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Though he wasn’t known for a long list of hits like his 70s rock counterparts, singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs had a great deal of influence on more than just the success of his own solo career. Let’s take a deep dive into the musical life of Boz Scaggs: Scaggs was born in Canton, Ohio, though he move…

U2 – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

1976 in Dublin, Ireland, a superstar rock and pop group came together, featuring several “one named” members like Bono and The Edge. They are U2. Now, let’s take a Deep Dive into their success: The band’s original name was ‘Feedback,’ perhaps because of the awful noise they made in rehearsals. Befo…

The Allman Brothers Band – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Brothers Duane and Gregg Allman loved country music, blues, and jazz. Together with their friends Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, and Jaimoe Johanson, they formed The Allman Brothers Band in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969. Now, let’s take a Deep Dive into the short-lived group. Duane and G…

R.E.M. – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Athens, Georgia. A location you wouldn’t expect to likely find a few college students banging out some of the best 80s new wave sounds to ever be called rock n’ roll. This is the story of Drummer Billy Berry, Guitarist Peter Buck, Bassist Mike Mills and Lead Singer Michael Stipe and their band, REM…

Fleetwood Mac – Dave DiPaolo’s Deep Dive

Drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer founded one of the greatest rock bands in the entire world in London in 1967. Their roots were primarily as a British blues band. But the lineup we’ve come to know and love featuring Lindsay Buckingham, Christine McVie, and Stevie…