Buddy Holly will be forever frozen in time. Killed at the tender young age of 22 in a plane crash in the middle of a snow covered Iowa cornfield. Ritchie Valens and J.P (The Big Bopper) Richardson by his side. All on an airplane they should never have been on, taking a trip they neverContinue reading “Well…All Right, by Buddy Holly”
Category Archives: Country Rock
California Dreamin’, by The Mamas & The Papas
As I write this, it is -24° in Chicago. That is not the windchill temperature. That is just the temperature. Usually, at this frozen time of the year, people in the northern half of the United States think of ways to get themselves to somewhere that is warm. An escape from the exhausting wind andContinue reading “California Dreamin’, by The Mamas & The Papas”
A Perfect “Landslide”
“Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
It Makes No Difference, by The Band
Written by guest blogger Michael Shapiro: Musicians often cite their musical influences when describing how and what they write. As an aficionado rather than a practitioner, I often think of the friends and family members who have influenced my musical tastes; a long time close friend who introduced me to Springsteen, a college buddy whoContinue reading “It Makes No Difference, by The Band”
A Perfectly Different Drum
Different Drum, by the Stone Poneys
Friend of The Devil, by The Grateful Dead
The Perplexing Zeitgeist of “A Friend of the Devil”
Willin’, by Little Feat
“Willin'” is the Perfect Trucker Anthem
No Life Lessons, Just “Folsom Prison Blues”
“Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash
“The Weight” May Be My Favorite Song
“The Weight” by The Band
Rock and Roll Easter Eggs
Wikipedia defines an Easter egg as a “hidden message, or a secret feature.” In software, it could be a simple game that appears when a certain keyboard combination is used, or on a DVD, hidden features are revealed when a menu image is selected. Rock and roll is filled with wonderful Easter eggs. An EasterContinue reading “Rock and Roll Easter Eggs”
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