Blitzen Trapper, a band from Portland, OR, has been around since 2000. The high point was a two page feature in Rolling Stone in 2008. The band seems to be on...
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The seventy-fifth anniversary of D-Day (my dad was at Omaha Beach) and the deaths of Leon Redbone and Dr. John got me thinking about the passage of time. A...
“All Down the Line,” a great Rolling Stones song, probably is in the band’s second tier in terms of popularity and recognition. It’s...
One of the most unique and, happily, positive stories in recent music history is that of Doc Pomus. It wasn’t easy. The bottom line is that Pomus...
Like Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen has managed to remain relevant as a musician and as a lyricist despite being a superstar. Being a superstar likely leads to...
Bonnie Raitt is closely identified with the great John Prine song “Angel from Montgomery.” There are quite a few versions of it on YouTube...
Stephon Alexander thinks that two of his favorite things — improvisational jazz and quantum physics — are deeply linked. Saying quantum science is...
This Hank Williams video is odd for a couple of reasons, both of which are interesting. The first few seconds show Williams crossing a street under the...
This post initially appeared at The Daily Music Break. It’s been edited and expanded a bit. It’s ironic that Harry Nilsson, a songwriter of great renown...
Above is “I Ain’t Drunk (I’m Just Drinkin’ “), a tongue in cheek take on the inebriation by Albert Collins. Here is the first...