by Sean Passmore | Oct 8, 2024 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF
Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her pioneering work in the field of electronic music. During the early 1960s Carlos was instrumental in the development of the Moog synthesizer, the first...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 28, 2024 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF
After five unprecedented decades in the music industry, Linda Ronstadt announced her retirement from performing at the age of 65 in 2011. A teenager in the mid 1960s, Ronstadt fronted the rock group Stone Poneys, scoring a Top 10 hit with Monkee Michael Nesmith’s hit...
by Sean Passmore | Jul 24, 2024 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog
Linda McCartney: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographer Who Captured Music Legends (and one heck of a groovy synth player too!) In the vibrant music scene of the 1960s, Linda McCartney (formerly Eastman) made a name for herself as a talented photographer...