March 13: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND – The Vulnerability of Opposites
by THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND: Recorded At Fillmore East, March 12-13, 1971 I had a call with a potential work client last Wednesday that required me …
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March 2: LOU REED – Art and Consequences
LOU REED: March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013 If there are two words more needlessly misused and/or overused in America these days than “cancel …
January 19: JANIS JOPLIN – Never Fit In
JANIS JOPLIN: January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970 “Playing is just about feeling. It isn’t necessarily about misery. It isn’t about happiness. It’s just …
April 25: PRINCE – Fearless
by PRINCE: June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016 I was just getting to a place where I was able to accept that we lived in …
February 14: WAYLON JENNINGS – The Unique Direction Only You Know
WAYLON JENNINGS: June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002 I’m at an interesting crossroads of my career. For most of my adult life, I’ve worked …
February 2: SID VICIOUS – A Wild but Necessary Rejection
SID VICIOUS: May 10, 1957 – February 2, 1979 As I write this, I’m in between packing for a trip to England for work. When …
September 5: LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III’s “MOTEL BLUES” – Sarcasm and Salvation
Loudon Wainwright III: born September 5, 1946 I’ve always been a sarcastic person. I come from a sarcastic family, and I generally find sarcasm funny. …
June 23: WILLIE NELSON’S RED-HEADED STRANGER – Epic Country Stories
WILLIE NELSON’S RED-HEADED STRANGER : inducted to The Library of Congress National Recording Registry, June 23, 2009 A friend of mine recently asked me for …
June 22: KRIS KRISTOFFERSON – A Quiver Full of Arrows
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON: born June 22, 1936 A good friend of mine has returned to central Ohio during the summer break from his university teaching job …
April 2: MARVIN GAYE – The High Watermark of Soul
MARVIN GAYE: April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984 When I try to describe the way I sing, I tend to refer to the singers …