WWNO

Rollin’ on the river: How the Mississippi flows through song and still inspires today

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Rollin' on the river: How the Mississippi flows through American music, and inspires to this day

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...
American Songwriter

Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” and the Unlikely Musical Icon Who Deserved Credit For It

The opening riff of Deep Purple’s 1972 hit “Smoke on the Water” is one of the most iconic musical sequences in classic rock history, but according to the musician who wrote it, the riff’s origins can ...
MinnPost

Rollin’ on the river: How the Mississippi flows through song and still inspires today

Big Blue Sky members Sophia Landis, left, Jon Stravers, Folko Landvogt and Jason McCullick perform (and Willow, the boat captain’s dog, listens) during a Sept. 13 music cruise on the Mississippi River ...