John & Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green
Recently, bandmate Randy Hoffman came upon some discarded liner notes John had written for the John Wicks & The Records album entitled Rotate. Said notes told the story of John’s encounter with Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green after having read in a tabloid paper...
“1-800-Colonoscopy” is 2nd most played track for 2020
Nearing the end of 2020, it seems like a good time to thank those who gave FOR THE RECORD, John's tribute album, the attention that we had hoped they would. The reviews were overwhelmingly positive and a testament to how loved he was (and still is). Here are just a...
Joe Strummer & The Cuties
Power pop's flagship song was almost the brainchild of The Cuties. That’s right, I said The Cuties. After the dissolution of Kursaal Flyers, Will Birch and John Wicks were searching for a good name for their newly formed band. They thought they had settled on The...
The Making of Rock’ola
Most folks don’t realize that John recorded an album of Records songs in 1991. The album was called Rock’Ola (1998) and was recorded in only three days. Here’s the story as I remember it. John’s Records were to embark on a short tour of Spain but Rock Indiana insisted...
More JW Stories to Come…
It has been some time since the last post. In the near future I expect to rectify this and hope to relay more of the stories John shared with me. In the meantime, I saw this old concert flyer on a social media site featuring The Records and thought I'd post it in the...
Official Video for “In & Out Motel”
Here it is: the first official video from FOR THE RECORD: A Tribute to John Wicks. Performed by Peter Case, "In & Out Motel" is track two from John's tribute album....
Early Returns on For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks
Today is the official release date of For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks. Here what a few people are saying about John’s latest compositions: “One of the best tributes I’ve ever heard, one of the sincerest rock n roll love letters ever crafted. It’s a pure thrill...
John’s Tribute on This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio
NEWS FLASH: We just learned that John's tribute album, FOR THE RECORD: A Tribute to John Wicks will be featured on This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio. The show is tonight at 9pm EST on 103.3 FM in Syracuse NY and will simulcast online. Sorry for the late notice - we just...
The Tribute Album Is Here!
On January 31, the long awaited John Wicks tribute album entitled For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks will be available to all. Over the next few weeks we'll discuss it in more detail. In the meantime, here are the details from a birds-eye view. PRE-ORDER IT ON CD...
#4: A Brush With Sir Elton
The movie about Elton John, Rocket Man, reminded me of a story John once told me. And since I actually have a moment to share it, I thought I would. We had been discussing embarrassing moments when John mentioned that he had once performed with Elton John. He didn't...
