Jason brings nearly 20 years of award-winning writing experience to the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team. He joined Cheat Sheet in 2017 with a recent focus on vintage music, including classic rock album reviews.
The first music he remembers hearing was Huey Lewis and the News. Despite that, Jason found his way to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles (falling in love with Ringo Starr’s drumming), and more. He came around to The Rolling Stones a little late but deeply appreciates their ballads and deep cuts. When he’s not writing, you might find Jason cooking or dropping some Zeppelin and Beatles into his kids’ Raffi playlist.
The 'No Quarter' solo on 'The Song Remains the Same' might be one of Jimmy Page’s greatest, but he butchered it and made it harder for Led Zeppelin fans to find.
They played different style of music and had different images, but the personalities of their bands' members made The Beatles and Rolling Stones exactly alike.
Jimmy Page picking a classical studio to record “Whole Lotta Love” was the first of several wise decisions he made making the Led Zeppelin song 'Whole Lotta Love.'
When Glyn Johns tried to muscle in on Jimmy Page's role as Led Zeppelin's producer, the guitarist told him he had no chance in hell since he wanted the credit for the band's sound.
Frank Zappa said the U.S. edition of The Rolling Stones' album 'Between the Buttons' was better than The Beatles' landmark record 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.'
Paul McCartney worked in a overlooked reference to Linda McCartney in The Beatles song 'You Never Give Me Your Money' before writing several songs about his wife.