I am actually cannibalizing myself and republishing a post I told a little over a year ago. This is because ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill died today at the age of 72. Never did get to see those three ‘lil o’ boys from Texas although … Continue reading Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers – A Tribute to Dusty Hill
Wherein I go digging for new gold, separating the wheat from the chaff. A lot more chaff than wheat out there lately. But what I got here passed the ME test. Something for everyone as long as you like blues-rock, gypsy jazz, big band and … Continue reading New Music Revue – 7.25.21
It came to my attention recently that Bob Dylan was going to be doing a (I thought) live streaming event. There is a site called Veeps that hosts this sort of thing. And for a mere 25 bucks, you could dial in at the appropriate … Continue reading Shadow Kingdom – A Bob Dylan Streaming Event
“We were writing songs that were memorable because we had to remember them.” – Macca This is just a brief advisory note to let you know that there is a cool new limited series on Hulu called McCartney 3,2,1. (Personally, I would have called it … Continue reading McCartney 3,2,1 – A Documentary
Time once again to open the vault door and see what’s in there. Stuff that I posted on at some time in the past that deserves to be heard… Founded in the beach town of Westerly, Rhode Island, Roomful of Blues have been a New … Continue reading From the Vault – Vol 6
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 was different all my life. The second verse goes, ‘No one I think is in my tree.’ Well, I was too shy and self-doubting. Nobody seems to be as hip as me is what I was saying. Therefore, I must be crazy or a … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Strawberry Fields Forever
Recently, fellow blogger Aphrorstical had a take on 80’s hits. That’s something I’d had in the back of my head to do for a while. Here’s my take on it. The 1980s were an interesting decade for music. Rock music was still very much thriving … Continue reading Back to the Eighties – A Sixpack
Before I get into the One Song thing, I feel the need to post something here completely unrelated. But it’s so cool I feel the need to shoehorn it into a post. It’s “Layla” as if written and performed by Dire Straits. It’s actually done … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Wild Horses
The HOF is a fun place to visit and you should go if you get a chance. But I’m well aware that a lot of people think the whole idea of voting is a crock of shit. And it may well be. But that’s never … Continue reading ME’s thoughts on the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
