Monthly Archives: April 2012
And Now… Levon Helm
The Band was blessed with three lead vocalists – three distinctive, evocative, stunningly expressive lead vocalists: Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm. Richard Manuel – songwriter, keyboard player, occasional drummer – was the lead voice on many memorable tracks including “Tears of Rage” from … Continue reading
Two Years
Today, April 18, 2012, sixstr stories turns two years old. In looking back over those two years as documented on the “site stats” page that WordPress provides, I found some interesting information. (Well, to me, it’s fascinating. I hope you find … Continue reading
“You’re The One”
I wrote “You’re The One” towards the end of 1982, with the finished lyrics dated 12/15/82 in my first, large-format, black-covered songwriting journal. This love song (true then, true now) became track #2 of my cassette album Anytime, recorded and … Continue reading
A “This Historic Day In Music” Quiz
On April 4, in the year of 1915, McKinley Morganfield was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. By what name did McKinley come to be known as when he grew up? Hint: Little McKinley grew up to be one of the … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Richard Thompson
As a guitarist, Richard Thompson is without peer. Nobody plays the acoustic guitar or the electric guitar – and he once said in an interview I read that he approaches them as different instruments – like he does. When you … Continue reading
Anytime
On Friday, September 9, 1988, I recorded my first album. The recording session started at 6:00 pm and was held in Mayer Auditorium on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH. I had the help of a trio of … Continue reading
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