The Rising Sons

Rising Sons Up In West

Profile by uncredited writer, KRLA Beat, 4 December 1965

THE RISING Sons are coming up in the West. ...

Dylan Sells Out Seven West Coast Concerts

Report by uncredited writer, KRLA Beat, 1 January 1966

"HE'LL BE America's greatest troubadour, if he doesn't explode." ...

Martha & the Vandellas, the Rising Sons: The Trip, Los Angeles CA

Live Review by Pete Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 March 1966

Martha and Vandellas True to Motown Sound ...

Rising Sons Sing Blue Tunes

Profile by Pete Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 18 March 1966

THEY RADIATE a complete spectrum of Pop haberdashery — odd vests, coats of varying cuts, one or two neckties, assorted shirts and a miscellany of ...

Otis Redding, the Rising Sons: Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles CA

Live Review by Pete Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 2 April 1966

Otis Redding's Southern-Style Blues Band Lets Off Steam ...

Billy James on Columbia, Elektra and the L.A. music industry

Interview by Richie Unterberger, unpublished, 1986

Author’s note: This was based around one of the first significant historical interviews I did. The essay wasn't published anywhere, just typed out for a ...

Scions of the Times: Rising Sons Featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder

Retrospective and Interview by Paul Trynka, MOJO, August 2013

Doubly slept-on in the annals of the unlauded, two guitar masters' fleeting fusion of ancient and modern. ...