Admittedly, one could argue that saxophone has ruined countless songs in the ’70s and ’80s. From Icehouse to the Alf theme, the saxophone has a rap sheet that’s sometimes unforgivable.

That’s when he came up with a song based on a tagline from a London phone book. As Paul McCartney recalled, John didn’t have lyrics beyond “You know my name, look up the number.” ...

The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones played saxophone on a Beatles song inspired by a phone book. Paul McCartney had mixed things to say about Jones’ role in creating the song.

1. “St. Thomas” Arguably Rollins’ most iconic piece, “St. Thomas” is a Caribbean-tinged jazz standard that first appeared on his seminal album Saxophone Colossus.

In pop and rock music, saxophone should be used like cayenne pepper: Sprinkle a bit on, and you'll get a spicy jolt. Add even a bit too much, and an otherwise-delicious dish will sink into pain ...

The song eventually led to Randolph signing with RCA in 1958, but that recording failed to break through. Only after Randolph left RCA for Monument, which re-released the song, did it become a ...

On the heels of his on-air jam session with a KIRO Radio co-worker, John Curley explains why he only knows one part of one song. John Curley tells about one time when he pretended to be a Priest ...

Well, the sax has played a central part in classic rock over the years. Here below, we wanted to examine three songs that prove that fact. A trio of tracks that would be much worse off without the ...

Joined by sax player Steve Davit, the group nails bluesy, speakeasy vibes on “One Time” which has become a popular soundtrack for Vine videos. “Whisky” was the first song they penend ...

Admittedly, one could argue that saxophone has ruined countless songs in the ’70s and ’80s. From Icehouse to the Alf theme, the saxophone has a rap sheet that’s sometimes unforgivable.