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Peter Blackstock

"I am a lineman for the county...."

"I am a lineman for the county...."

Those unforgettable words first rang out of the radio in 1968, with songwriter Jimmy Webb's majestic melody gliding on the wings of Glen Campbell's sweetly aching, longing croon into the No. 3 spot on the Billboard charts a few weeks later. It was the only time
Peter Blackstock 31 Aug 1995
Son Volt - Dim lights, small cities

Son Volt - Dim lights, small cities

Catchin' an all-night station Somewhere in Louisiana It sounds like 1963 But for now It sounds like heaven. --"Windfall," Son Volt It's a warm, incandescent, comforting burnt-orange blur. The slim needle of the AM radio dial in that old Chevy stationwagon, dimly lighting the
Peter Blackstock 31 Aug 1995

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