14 Facts About Leonard Cohen
As he approaches his 80th birthday (on September 21), Leonard Cohen continues to delight and surprise audiences. He surprises offstage, too. And, I suspect, even a few longtime fans will learn a thing or two from this list of facts, all gleaned from the interviews in my recently released book:
Matt Anderson: The Man with the Big Heart Has Big Dreams
Canadian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Matt Anderson grew up in the village of Perth-Andover, New Brunswick. Life in that blue collar small town on the banks of the Saint John River is fused into his music. In 2010, Andersen won the top prize for a solo/duo at
Sarah McLachlan Shines On
In 1993 I was a musical outcast. The flames of grunge were burning through my middle school hallways, igniting the very essence of adolescence among my classmates, but I was solely drawn to the music of another era. I was thirteen years old at the time, immersing myself in the
Remembering Jeff Buckley: Songs of Tribute and Gratitude
On May 29, 1997, singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley and roadie Keith Foti were in Memphis, on their way to resume work on Buckley's sophomore album--the follow-up to Grace--when the singer made a spontaneous decision to go for a swim in the Wolf River. Unbeknownst to
Funny How Time Slips Away: Remembering Billy Walker
Billy Walker was killed eight years ago today--May 21, 2006--when he lost control of his van and slid off I-65 near Fort Deposit, Ala. The one-car crash also killed Walker’s wife Bettie, bassist Charles Lilly Jr., and guitar player Daniel Patton, and injured his grandson.
Glen David Andrews Finds 'Redemption' In Music
I'm standing on the corner of St. Phillip and N. Robertson in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. It’s only noon but already the sun beats down and the air is thick with humidity. A bright red Cadillac pulls to the curb and a towering figure wearing