Song of the Moment: Youngstown
As the presidential race comes down the stretch, it's all about Ohio.
So we're told.
Ohio is the swing state du jour.
All eyes are on it.
Whatever.
There are many songs about Ohio. The top of the heap is - no doubt - the one by Crosby,
How criticism helped the vaudeville: The spotlight on Franklin “Baby” Seals
I have always had a soft spot for persons and events which for whatever reason have fallen out of grace in history books. Often, their story discloses much more of their environment than the historic relics which have been promoted on a pedestal, for the historic aura of the latter
Ramblin' With Jack Elliott -- Austin, Texas 1972
Jack Elliott is an extremely rare individual. As troubadours go, he is a legend. As a human being, he is an enigma. He represents many things to many people, but most of all he stands as one of the last of a unique breed of American male—the professional rambler.
Bruce's Darkness To Nebraska (A Song Cycle To Badlands)
In 1973, Terrence Malick Directed Martin Sheen & Sissy Spacek, (as well as Warren Oates), in the art film "Badlands" more than rumored to be Bruce Springsteen's favorite film. It's based on the mid West murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend Carol
Inside the Songs: Rayna Gellert's Journey Into Memory
Rayna Gellert
is perhaps best known as the fiddler for firebrand alt-old-time band Uncle Earl, and though her old-time fiddling is truly wonderful, with her new album, Old Light: Songs from My Childhood & Other Gone Worlds, she's turning over a new leaf as a
"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" -- and Duane Allman
Duane Allman died 41 years ago today. It reminds me of how long ago I heard something new rising from the South. I'd bought a new album by a group from Macon, Georgia simply titled The Allman Brothers Band. I let the needle down into the vinyl grooves