Donovan is a guy I’ve been wanting to write about since practically Day One of the blog. Let’s get to it. First, a little history courtesy of Wikipedia: “Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style … Continue reading Donovan – The Sunshine Superman
“Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have no luck at all” Music, of course, started to expand and change throughout the Sixties. In fact, at least in America, everything started … Continue reading My Musical Journey in 25 Songs (Part 2)
From time to time I like to feature a tune and see how other artists represent it. Today it’s Simon and Garfunkel’s “America.” Stephen Holden, in reviewing Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits in 1972, wrote, “‘America’…was Simon’s next major step forward. It is three and a half … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – America
Midnight Cowboy is a great, somewhat dated movie and is, to date, the only X-rated movie ever to win best picture. (The stuff it got an X for in 1969 you can now see on cable TV any day of the week. X has since … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions
By late 1967, Bob Dylan had pretty much outgrown his “protest period.” In fact, he’d gone from folk/protest to electric back to folk/rock and country-rock. The album John Wesley Harding comes in between Blonde on Blonde and Nashville Skyline. (Discounting a greatest hits album.) According … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – All Along the Watchtower
Time for some new stuff. This may be the mellowest list I’ve had for a while. I’m digging everything here. Hope you do too… From his bio: “Declan O’Rourke has been crafting songs from his mid-teens, his attention snagged from the age of 13 when … Continue reading New Music Revue – 2.16.22
If you stick around to the end of this one, I’ve got a couple of surprises near the end that inspired this post. (Photo by Anna Webber.) A little history courtesy of Wikipedia: “David Van Cortlandt Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, second son … Continue reading A Six-Pack of David Crosby
I didn’t have the slightest idea that today was Bob Dylan’s 80th until I read the news today oh boy. So I am woefully unprepared but Christian pulled together a nice list and tribute. And then something interesting arrived. I am no longer a Rolling … Continue reading On Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday – A Treasure Trove of Rolling Stone Stuff
“People think that fame and riches translate into power, that it brings glory and honor and happiness. Maybe it does, but sometimes it doesn’t. I found myself stuck in Woodstock with a family to protect. It seems like the world has always needed a scapegoat … Continue reading New Morning – The Great Overlooked Bob Dylan Album
Not sure exactly what made me think of this album. Maybe it was due to the recent perusal of Rolling Stone’s latest Top 500 Albums. At number 60, RS says this: “Astral Weeks was the sound of sweet relief. Van Morrison was newly signed to artist-friendly … Continue reading Featured Album – Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
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