Born in 1923 in the coastal town of Bekar, Branko and his family moved to North Hollywood in 1964. After working as a barber, he began teaching himself to repair guitars and other instruments. He later established his own home workshop, where he built the guitars he...

The hegemony of Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe in the circuit of rising youth bands in New York around the middle of the 1960s was consolidated at the end of 1969 with the launch of the LP “Cosa Nuestra”. The cover photograph, a Henri Wolfe original, recreates a...

A celebration to the filmmakers of the past whom although are no longer with us, without a doubt have left an unforgettable mark in the history of cinema.The films included:Cecil B. Demille- The Greatest Show on Earth, The Ten CommandmentsMichael Curtiz- Casablanca,...

Mother nature and it's elements always play a crucial role in the visuals of Terrence Malick's filmography. The films included are:Badlands (1973) Days of Heaven (1978) The Thin Red Line (1998) The New World (2005) The Tree of Life (2011) To the Wonder (2012) Knight...

Hal Blaine is the accompanist to Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” and one of the most sought-after session drummers in L.A. He has played on forty Number One singles.Blaine, who was born Harold Simon Belsky in 1929, became a professional drummer in 1948. In 2000, Blaine...

Jimmy Smith ruled the Hammond organ in the ’50s and ’60s.