Category Archives: Posts with Video
Richard, Emmylou & Rodney
It’s a bit after 1:00 am and I just got back from a concert in Boston. My friend, Chris and I went down this evening to see Richard Thompson with his “Electric Trio” and Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell with … Continue reading
Something New
A little while back, I signed up for a free service from N.Y.Times.com that sends me “My Alerts” emails with links to recent articles on Folk music, Jazz, Blues, Rock and all things guitar. On February 7, 2013, I clicked on … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Doc Watson
Doc Watson was born this day, March 2, in the year of 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina. Doc is one of my most favorite guitarists, acoustic or electric, any style or genre. The word that always comes to mind … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: “God Blessed America”
The day was February 23, 1940 and Woody Guthrie was in New York City. He’d arrived a few weeks earlier having hitchhiked from Pampa, Texas, a journey begun just after New Year’s Day. On that day, Woody’s “home” was Hanover House, a cheap hotel on the corner of 43rd Street … Continue reading
Let It Snow!
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” was written in July, 1945, in Hollywood, California by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. A blizzard warning was not in effect. Frank Sinatra recorded this swinging version in 1950. Enjoy!
A Belated Birthday Celebration (Elizabeth Cotten – Take 2)
In the process of writing this post, I was feeling bad that I had not gotten my act together in time to have it be a “This Historic Day In Music” post. But then I was reminded that when my children were … Continue reading
One Of The Best
Once, we made mix-tapes on cassettes. (Compact Audio Cassettes, to be precise.) Then, we burned mix-CDs. Now, we assemble playlists. Last year at this time, I put together a playlist that I called: The Best of 2011: Discoveries & Resurrections. The collection contained … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings Again
Rock, Jazz, R&B. “What, no Folk?!? No collection of Christmas music is complete without a Christmas Folk song!” “You’re right. How about “Cry Of A Tiny Babe” by Bruce Cockburn?” “Excellent choice.” I hope you agree. This is from Bruce’s … Continue reading
One More Season’s Greetings
This has been fun. First Rock, then Jazz. How about some Christmas Rhythm & Blues? Here’s a favorite of mine. “Hey Santa Claus” was recorded by The Moonglows in 1953 – a very good year – for Chance Records. I discovered it on an album … Continue reading
More Season’s Greetings
So, it’s the end of a busy day. You’ve decked the halls, jingled the bells and harked the herald angels. You’re about to settle down on the couch, enjoy the warm glow of the lights on the tree and a glass of your favorite beverage and … Continue reading
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