I’m pleased to present Cameron’s introduction to the recent book, Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae. The book written by Roger Steffens and Jeff Walker focuses on the years 1975-1976 and includes some great photographs by Kim Gottlieb-Walker. For additional Bob Marley reading, you might want to check out Cameron’s piece in Rolling Stone that documents the shooting/assassination attempt from December 1976,
Cameron was among the 273 voters for Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums of all time (this special issue is on newsstands now!). Crowe’s #1 selection was the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds. He wrote this about that seminal album. I’m trying to get all 50 of Cameron’s picks, so stay tuned….
Cameron talks with singer Rita Coolidge about her career and marriage to musician/actor Kris Kristofferson in this Rolling Stone interview from June, 1977. The album mentioned in this interview (Anytime…Anywhere) was a break out smash for Coolidge. Coolidge and Kristofferson were one of the big power couples of the ’70s. Coolidge and Kristofferson released one final duet album, Natural Act, in 1979, but their marriage was on the rocks, and they separated by the end of the year.
Coolidge never repeated the pop success of Anytime…Anywhere, but she did continue to land hits on the adult contemporary charts through the early ’80s.
Cameron profiled the band for Rolling Stone back in 1974. This was before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined the band. On a related note, don’t miss the very famous Mac profile that Crowe did three years later…
Cameron reviews (and participates!) in Neil Young’s “Rust Never Sleeps” tour. You can read all about it in Crowe’s Rolling Stone story from November, 1978.
Cameron returns to Rolling Stone for the first time since September 2000 with a story entitled “The Backstage Pass”. The magazine is celebrating their 35th anniversary with an issue surrounding “American Icons”. The issue is at newsstands now..
Cameron sits down for a steak dinner with Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore in a Rolling Stone interview from April 10, 1975. Ritchie is never at a loss for words, so it’s a good read.
To welcome in the new year, I thought you might want to read Cameron’s first full article for Rolling Stone. His profile of rock & roll band Poco chronicles their four year since being dubbed “The Next Big Thing”. Although never making it big, Poco has maintained a devout following over the years and continued to make albums with a revolving door of musicians. They even released a new album late in 2002 on their official site.
