Ruby Johnson: A glorious (re)discovery
The twenty sides Ruby Johnson recorded for Stax/Volt in 1966-68 were finally released in something like album format in 1993, assembled under the title of the first track, I'll Run Your Hurt Away. It appears to have been reissued subsequently -- somewhere -- with seven additional tracks
Zippety Doo-Dah vs. The Blues
I truly appreciate all of the great responses I've gotten to my first blog entry "The Destruction of American Music & How It Can Be Saved." It can be seen at the following link:
https://nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/the-destruction-of-american
Because I've gotten such
The Top 30 Recordings of Elvis Presley
Next week will mark the 33rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley and to commemorate that and honor his musical legacy, I have compiled a list of what I feel to be thirty of his greatest recordings. You will notice that many of the bigger hits will not be
Film Talk: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
The Tribeca Film Festival swings through Los Angeles this weekend and I got the opportunity to watch a couple of the fest’s music-related movies.
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia continues the cinematic legacy of the White family. It started with Mike Seeger’s Talking Feet documentary,
Jamey Johnson - "Macon"
1. Jamey Johnson made his name writing songs, both for other artists (George Strait, Joe Nichols) and from his breakout sophomore record That Lonesome Song. Songwriters are able to step off the path that singers and entertainers are forced to walk -- the one of cliches, jokes, and caricatures --
The KKing and I ... Finally Meeting My Childhood Hero, Kris Kristofferson.
In honor of Kris Kristofferson's 74th birthday today, I share with you the story of getting to meet the man that set me on a long long path of looking for unusually wonderful men ... And he's a tough act to follow.
A lifelong dream came true