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Wrestling With The Angel, Chapter 3
Montgomery Ward stood at one end of the Newington Mall. Bradlees stood at the other. In the 1970’s and ’80’s, the Newington Mall (“It’s one big store, it’s one big store…”) was the destination shopping center in this southeast corner of New Hampshire. In … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger is always good for a quote. My favorite is from the introduction to his children’s book Abiyoyo (1985): “Practice may not make perfect but it sure as hell makes for improvement.” From The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Judy Collins
She wanted a guitar. It was 1967, she was going into the 8th grade and Andrea wanted a guitar. So, she saved up her hard-earned babysitting money and on September 29, 1967, Andrea spent $28.00 on a small-bodied, nylon string acoustic guitar … Continue reading
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
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