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This Historic Day In Music: Bruce Springsteen
When I graduated from high school, my godparents, Raymond and Pauline Brisson, gave me the gift of a check to spend as I wished. I don’t remember how much the check was for, but it was enough for me to … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Georgia Turner Sings Her Favorite Song For Alan Lomax
I woke up this morning with an idea for a blog post. I worked on the idea off and on in my head all day as I did chores, ate lunch, drove to and from Portsmouth and then mowed the … Continue reading
This Historic Day… My Son-In-Law
On this day, August 27, in 1977, Andrew David Robertson was born to David and Mary (Seely) Robertson in Princeton, New Jersey. Here’s wishing a very, very Happy Birthday!!! to my guitar-playing, Rolling-Stones-loving, brilliant (he married my daughter, didn’t he?), awesome and … Continue reading
Verse 1, Verse 2
In September 1980, John Lennon told David Sheff, an interviewer for Playboy magazine, that “In My Life” was “the first song that I wrote that was really, consciously about my life.” John elaborated: “‘In My Life’ started out as a … Continue reading
Tonight
I started going to concerts not long after I became a teenager. The first concert I attended was in the Field House at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. The performer was Judy Collins. I don’t remember what songs she played … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Louis Armstrong
In 1979, Woody Allen directed, co-wrote and starred in the film Manhattan, a romantic comedy-drama set in New York City. In the film, Isaac Davis, the character Allen plays, is asked the question: “Why is life worth living?” In his lengthy and now-famous answer … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Mississippi John Hurt
Today! was the first album of music by Mississippi John Hurt that I owned. Although I don’t recall where or when I bought it, I do know that Today! introduced me to an artist that remains among the most enjoyable and remarkable of … Continue reading
Hot Dog!
On June 15, 2010, I wrote and posted an essay called “Recent Discoveries.” In it, I relayed the story behind my exciting discovery of the very first use of an electric guitar – “Spanish,” not “Hawaiian” – on a commercially-released record! I had … Continue reading
Wrestling With The Angel, Chapter 6
Joe Keone was a trumpet player and, as I remember it, like me, a Music Education major at the University of New Hampshire in the 1970’s. During the course of our college-days friendship, Joe introduced me to one of his … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Bob Dylan
My 2010 post celebrating Bob Dylan’s birthday invited my readers to share their favorite Bob Dylan song. After missing the big day in 2011, I came back in 2012 and wrote a piece about some of the many outstanding (in … Continue reading
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