The original lead guitarist of the popular ’70s/’80s band claims that the current lineup should not be using their name. We speak with Craig Chaquico.
Author: Jeff Tamarkin
Jeff Tamarkin
Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. He is formerly the editor of Goldmine, CMJ and Relix magazines, has written for dozens of other publications and has authored liner notes for more than 80 CDs. Jeff has also served on the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and as a consultant to the Grammys. His first book was 'Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane.' He is also the co-author of 'Shell Shocked: My Life with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc.,' with Howard Kaylan.
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Folk singer, songwriter, author and host for 70 years of the Folksong Festival radio program, he even inspired the name of Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street
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The singer enjoyed a 1965 hit with “Baby the Rain Must Fall,” the title song of a Steve McQueen movie but was hardly a one-hit wonder