One song. Two moments. One that actually happened and was pretty special. The other a dream denied. The song: Ghost Riders in the Sky. It’s just one of those tunes that’s lingered around, maleable, adaptable, written by Stan Jones in the late 1940s. It’s been dubbed the Greatest Western Song Ever. But that is far […]
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Back when, you know, in the day, there would be more than occasional Saturdays that arrived without evening plans. So, they began at the record store. Karma. ear x-Tacy. Looking for somebody to flirt with. Knowing some similar music obsessives would be there to chat up, maybe with knowledge of where that night’s action was. […]
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I’m ever fascinated by how music is used in film. How it is an integral part of the most immersive of art forms. And there are two specific instances where movies allowed me to rediscover what are easily two of my favorite Doo Wop songs ever. Both original artists and both are one hit wonders. […]
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I am a desperado. One who has for all the bounty I’ve enjoyed in life been somewhat desperate of soul. An outlaw of sorts once upon a time. Just as a descriptor, it is a sonorous word, with which I’ve been fascinated. It’s use in two totally different tunes is something I’ve been meaning to […]
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I’m a rock & roll lifer. I got stories, lots of stories. Here’s another. Out of respect, I have been reluctant to engage artists of note on the few occasions through the decades when I’ve been in their presence. (The exception to the rule. I could not not engage Allen Toussaint when our paths crossed […]
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I’m a rock & roll lifer. I got stories, lots of stories. Here’s another. It is the sense of the place. More so than the righteous music I’ve heard there on several trips down. The Delta. Birthplace of the Blues. Which of course begat the rock & roll I love so much. Two images from […]
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