by Sean Passmore | Oct 4, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Our Latest Podcast, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Amidst the persistent haze of the “anything goes”, hedonistic swinging 60s, a culture of excess and casual debauchery, it was easy to lose sight of the fact that James Morrison was suffering, very publicly, from an incurable disease. Alcoholism. Even his...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 24, 2026 | Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
From Pop Star to Jazz Icon: The Evolution of Tony Bennett Tony Bennett began singing professionally at the age of 13. He made his recording debut less than ten years later in 1949 at the age of 22. At the time, Bennett was considered an extremely competent and...
by Sean Passmore | Aug 13, 2026 | Albums You NEED!, 5 STAR Albums, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Raw Sugar Shed by Joe Fournier Joe Fournier is a Master practitioner of American roots music. Country soul, folk, rockabilly, blues and just about everything else Hank Williams and Johnny Cash cut their teeth on coming up. When he’s not busy deep grooving nasty ass...
by Sean Passmore | May 3, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Albums You NEED!, Blog, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine
Every generation gets the Neil Young album they deserve. Ours was Comes A Time from 1978. What’s yours? Neil Young and Crazy Horse Albums To Date 1. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 1969 2. Zuma 1975 3. American Stars ‘N Bars 1977 4. Rust Never Sleeps 1979 5. Re-Ac-Tor...
by Sean Passmore | Feb 27, 2026 | Album of the Week, Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Definitive Version Series
The Genius of Cole/Jenkins: A Timeless Collaboration In the lush arena of mid-century American music, few partnerships resonate with depth and significance like the collaboration between arranger Gordon Jenkins and legendary vocalist Nat King Cole. Their...
by Sean Passmore | Jan 31, 2026 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
Legendary Canadian fiddle master and bandleader Don Messer was travelling through Moncton, New Brunswick in 1947 when he first heard 19 year old Marg Osburne singing on her radio programme “The Girl From the Singing Hills” on CKCW radio, a show she...
