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Stephen Lewis has been writing about music for over 20 years and is a self-proclaimed rock geek. He authored the first official biography on Richard Manuel late of The Band and curates the Talk from the Rock Room website and podcast. He graduated from SUNY Brockport with English honors. Stephen and his wife, Amiee, live in Rochester, New York.

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In Memoriam: Garth Hudson

Stephen Lewis
Rock and roll maestro and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, late of The Band, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 21, at 87 years old. Hudson was the quiet contemplative center of the group and a wealth of musical…
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Revisiting Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973

Stephen Lewis
It was the Summer of 1973, the ‘Hippie movement’ of the 1960’s still existed, but only in isolated pockets, tucked way in the dusty cobwebbed corners of the counterculture. Groups like the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, and The Band…