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Ricky Byrd Honors Jeff Beck
It’s out today. Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)—and former lead guitarist in Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes—has honored Jeff Beck [1944-2023] on his new Wicked Cool Records all-instrumental single, “Rhapsody In Blues (One For Jeff).” It’s a stunning—and quite delicious tribute—to the late British guitarist.
Stevie Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records Releases Third Ricky Byrd Single… ‘Louanne’
The jet-propelled energy of the 2:49 “Louanne” by Ricky Byrd is so infectious, you’ll be smitten like a kitten on a loving lap…and just have to hit repeat. Again and again. Power Pop at its finest with elements of Cheap Trick, ELO and Raspberries, Byrd’s got that ear-candy thing down.
Ricky Byrd Releases New ‘Alien’ Single on Stevie Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records
As Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd told us himself in April’s “Up Close,” his string of singles for Stevie Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records will continue. Now, on the heels of his delicious “Glamdemic Blues”/”Reach Out (I’ll Be There”) comes “Alien.”
Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd Releases Hot New Single
Ricky Byrd’s latest single—“Glamdemic Blues” with the hippest cover of a Four Tops song you’ll ever hear (“Reach Out”) on the flip side—spent a week as the “Coolest Song In The World” on Little Steven’s Underground Garage (Sirius XM).