King’s Column

King’s Column

Aretha Franklin Photo: Bill King
May 30, 2023
by Bill King

Here's to you, Tina and Celine! The Greatest Generation.

May 3, 2023
by Bill King

How do you know when you've made that perfect recording?

March 15, 2023
by Bill King

I'm not as jaded as many with award shows. Obviously, most serve a purpose.

March 7, 2023
by Bill King

This may have been the finest of Rick Beato’s excellent shows. An audience with a famed pianist is a rarity.

Joe in 2018 via his Facebook page.
February 15, 2023
by Bill King

Prickly, eccentric, obstinate, opinionated, intimidating, a pussycat and uniquely talented, the gravelly voice that fronted the McKenna Mendels

February 7, 2023
by Bill King

Little Feat—Sky, Heaven and California Up Ahead!

February 1, 2023
by Bill King

Recently, my editor-in-chief David Farrell suggested a second go-round was in order. How could I say no?

Eva Cassidy image via YouTube.
January 24, 2023
by Bill King

Grief, loss, admiration, amazement, melancholy, and heartbreak are a few sentiments one experiences hearing Eva Cassidy deconstruct and resurrect a

Photo: Bill King
January 18, 2023
by Bill King

With the recent passing of guitarist Jeff Beck (January 10, 2023), the epithet Guitar God appeared stencilled all-over social media—etched on an im

Bernard Purdia via Instagram.
January 11, 2023
by Bill King

Let’s begin here at home.

The many gigs and recordings.

January 4, 2023
by Bill King

It started over Covid, that shift to late-night YouTube television. That half hour before Stephen Colbert or Jimmy Kimmel.

December 21, 2022
by Bill King

George and Tammy! (Showtime)