I hope you get a chance to listen to my Spotify playlist. I dug deep, consulted some lists, etc. Kudos to fellow blogger Tony at Mumbling About for turning me on to “Room at the Top” and the gorgeous “Angel Dream.” Also to the original … Continue reading Tom Petty – I Was So Much Older Then (final of 4)
“Somewhere, somebody, somehow Must have kicked you around some”- Refugee Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were playing a fair number of opening slots at this time (late ’70’s), including one memorable night where Ray Davies wouldn’t give up the stage for a sound check. When … Continue reading Tom Petty Won’t Back Down (3 of 4)
“We ain’t no punk band, we ain’t folk rock, jazz rock, or any of that bullshit. Just rock, and we don’t put no other name on it than that. We’d be stupid if we did.”- Tom Petty And now that they were “stars,” the band had started … Continue reading Tom Petty – Dogs on the Run – (2 of 4)
When Tom Petty died, I did a post on my ten favorite songs by him. You can check it out here and see it as a companion piece. “I always liked cowboys because they played the guitar.” – Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty was born … Continue reading Tom Petty (1st of 4 posts)
Wherein I provide a tune and a couple of alternatives to show how other artists approach it. “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” was written in 1961 or ’62 by the towering team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was originally … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
Warren Zevon was born in Chicago, IL in 1947. His mother was from a Mormon family. His father, taking a completely different turn, was a bookie who handled dice games and bets for notorious gangster Mickey Cohen. (Who, against all odds, managed to die a … Continue reading Warren Zevon – Enjoy Every Sandwich
“I idolized her. The soul, the passion, just the out and out audacity of the way her rhythmic and melody changes came was like nothing I’d heard before.” —-Elton John Wikipedia describes Laura Nyro’s songwriting thusly: “Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York … Continue reading Laura Nyro – Singer/Songwriter Extraordinaire
