It’s somewhat difficult to imagine Bob Dylan excitedly leading friends on a ghost hunt, but he did exactly that on a trip to England in the 1960s. After hearing a story about a haunted estate and the ghostly dog that roamed its grounds, Dylan and several musician friends decided to see the place for themselves. While there, Dylan became convinced that he heard the dog’s bark.
Bob Dylan | Doug McKenzie/Getty Images The musician visited Witley Court in 1966
In 1966, Dylan was in Birmingham, England, and met up with The Spencer Davis group. Dylan mentioned that he was interested in ghosts and assumed there would be some good hauntings in England. Bassist Muff Winwood and his bandmates told Dylan about Witley Court, a nearby estate that was said to be haunted.
Take a look at the wonderful Witley Court #Dyk that in the Victorian period, it was the setting...
Bob Dylan | Doug McKenzie/Getty Images The musician visited Witley Court in 1966
In 1966, Dylan was in Birmingham, England, and met up with The Spencer Davis group. Dylan mentioned that he was interested in ghosts and assumed there would be some good hauntings in England. Bassist Muff Winwood and his bandmates told Dylan about Witley Court, a nearby estate that was said to be haunted.
Take a look at the wonderful Witley Court #Dyk that in the Victorian period, it was the setting...
- 2/13/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Filmmaker Edgar Wright turns to Ron and Russell Mael — inasmuch as anyone can turn to another in a Zoom call — and laughs about the task at hand: “I have to say, it’s very strange for me, but I kind of love it, rating your albums in front of you.”
Mind you, Variety has not asked Wright to run through the entire discography of 25 Sparks studio albums from the last 50 years in order of preference, an exercise in which there would be no possible way to beat the clock. We only asked the director of the new documentary “The Sparks Brothers” to name his five favorite albums by the brother duo, with the Maels on hand via Zoom to offer their own recollections of the classic and fresh LPs under discussion.
It’s not a big jump for Wright to consider the band’s career on an album-by-album basis, since...
Mind you, Variety has not asked Wright to run through the entire discography of 25 Sparks studio albums from the last 50 years in order of preference, an exercise in which there would be no possible way to beat the clock. We only asked the director of the new documentary “The Sparks Brothers” to name his five favorite albums by the brother duo, with the Maels on hand via Zoom to offer their own recollections of the classic and fresh LPs under discussion.
It’s not a big jump for Wright to consider the band’s career on an album-by-album basis, since...
- 6/19/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Spencer Davis, Welsh musician and founder of the Spencer Davis Group, died Monday while being treated for pneumonia in the hospital. He was 81.
Bob Birk, his booking agent for more than 30 years, confirmed Davis’ death to Rolling Stone. “He was a very good friend,” Birk says. “He was a highly ethical, very talented, good-hearted, extremely intelligent, generous man. He leaves behind his long-time domestic partner, June, and three adult children.”
Davis was born on July 17th, 1939 in Swansea, South Wales. Fluent in German, French, and Spanish, he was known to musicians as “the Professor,...
Bob Birk, his booking agent for more than 30 years, confirmed Davis’ death to Rolling Stone. “He was a very good friend,” Birk says. “He was a highly ethical, very talented, good-hearted, extremely intelligent, generous man. He leaves behind his long-time domestic partner, June, and three adult children.”
Davis was born on July 17th, 1939 in Swansea, South Wales. Fluent in German, French, and Spanish, he was known to musicians as “the Professor,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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