Category Archives: Random Topics
Merseyside, Part 1
It started as an idea, casually tossed out in a conversation between three friends with a shared passion. “Hey, we should get together sometime and play some Beatles’ songs.” “Yeah!” But, they were two singer/guitarists and a … Continue reading
This Historic Month In Music: “Louie Louie”
Through the walls of the dressing room, he could hear the band. It was summer, 1955. Richard Berry was the featured singer that night at the Harmony Park Ballroom in Anaheim, California. The band was Ricky Rillera and The Rhythm … Continue reading
Hey There! Remember Me?
From the end of January, through February, up to now, things have been kind of crazy. Teaching, life, snow = crazy. So many Historic Days In Music have gone by in the past five weeks without my having commemorated them, that… well, I feel bad, but … Continue reading
Sam & Janis
“Darling, you – oo-oo-ooo send me. I know you – oo-oo-ooo send me. Darling, you – oo-oo-oo send me. Honest you do, honest you do, honest you do. Whoa – oh – oh-oh-oh-oh.” Can you hear the voice? That “sophisticated, … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, dear reader. I hope this finds you well and enjoying this day. If I may, here is a bit of music for your holiday. “Thanksgiving Eve” by Bob Franke. The story, as I know it, is that at one time … Continue reading
Highly Recommended
I have used this phrase often in my posts, in reference to an artist or a song or a book. But this is the first time, dear readers, that I have used it in reference to your comments. My most recent post, … Continue reading
Better Late Than Not At All
As attentive and long-time readers of this blog will know, I’ve been reading a book: Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music (2008) by Ted Gioia. I’ve referenced it in several posts, starting with … Continue reading
Odds & Ends, Vol.1
Hello. I’m sorry to have been away so long. Life’s been busy. No excuse, just an explanation. Looking back over my more recent posts, I’ve realized that there are a few things I wish I’d mentioned in a few of them. … Continue reading
One That Got Away
B.B.King and I go way back. In 1969, I bought my first B.B.King album: “Live And Well.” Downbeat magazine, which I subscribed to and read religiously at the time, had praised it as “the most important Blues recording in many … Continue reading
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