January 13: JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON – Attacking Salvation at the Root
by JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON: Recorded January 13, 1967 When you consider it, the natural resiliency of the human spirit is amazing. In a world …
Category: Music
January 8: ELVIS PRESLEY – The First Spark in this Journey
ELVIS PRESLEY: January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977 Writing about Elvis is pretty much impossible. Everything about the man has been picked apart, note …
January 1: HANK WILLIAMS – The Benevolence of Resting Places
HANK WILLIAMS: September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953 There are a few influences in my life so large that writing about them is nearly-impossible: …
December 27: “STAGGER LEE” – The Power of Unheard Narratives
THE LEGEND OF “STAGGER LEE”: Occurred December 27, 1895 In the early part of the last decade, a close friend of mine had asked me …
December 23: CHET BAKER – The Curse of Natural Talent
CHET BAKER: December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988 My wife is a talented musician. If you were to ask her, she will tell you …
December 15: “PEACE PIECE” – Loneliness versus Being Alone
BILL EVANS’ “PEACE PIECE”: Recorded December 15, 1958 I had a recent discussion with a friend about the difference between “loneliness” and “being alone”. Loneliness …
December 12: FRANK SINATRA – The Most Original Path
FRANK SINATRA: December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998 I’ve been a fan of rule-breakers for most of my life. I discovered Sinatra at an …
December 10: GREGG ALLMAN and OTIS REDDING – The Empty Place Where All Music Starts
GREGG ALLMAN: Born December 8, 1947OTIS REDDING: September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967 In the early 1970s, Muhammad Ali had entered his 30s and …
December 8: JIM MORRISON – Pastiche, part II
JIM MORRISON: December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971 I recently started writing again as a method of reminding myself that I actually have thoughts. …
December 3: ELVIS PRESLEY’S ’68 COMEBACK SPECIAL – Finding Your Voice Again
Elvis Presley’s ’68 Comeback Special: Broadcast December 3, 1968 When Elvis was discharged from the Army in March of 1960, he made his way to …