Pete Seeger has hung up his hammer. He was 94. Many years ago, I saw Mr. Seeger perform with Arlo Guthrie at the old Ontario Place Forum. I recall enjoying their lengthy sound check, almost a mini-concert. As Arlo sang a tune, Mr. Seeger walked… Read More
Phil Everly has died at age 74. Music fans will of course know him as half of the Everly Brothers – Phil and Don Everly made some fantastic music together back in the day. http://youtu.be/4X7b2E_Jq-k
Musician Lou Reed is dead at 71. I listened to his album New York just the other day with my friend Vox. Damned fine music. Very sad news.
I heard today that crime fiction writer Elmore Leonard has died at age 87. Elmore Leonard’s 10 rules of writing: 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an… Read More
Our cat Rossi died today. He had a stroke or maybe strokes about a year ago and since he’s been living with seizures that have become increasingly severe with the passing of days. He was a good cat, grumpy, independent and yet in a strange… Read More
As I grew up I somehow or other absorbed the lyrics to many Stompin Tom tunes. I don’t know where I heard them. They never played his music on the radio. The songs were just always there. You just had to reach out and grab… Read More
I heard today that Chicago bluesman Magic Slim died. RIP http://youtu.be/0dBrFpQ44-o
Jazz-man Dave Brubeck has passed at 91. RIP Here’s In Your Own Sweet Way http://youtu.be/2aHGMDf42lw Let’s take five and listen to his big one…this melody was all over the radio tonight. http://youtu.be/faJE92phKzI
My brother emailed to say that banjo picker Dave Hum has passed. RIP. As Salvelinas aptly put it, the man sure could play.
Sheila (known on this blog as Tuffy P) lost her dad this morning. He had been ailing from kidney disease for some time and passed away at the hospital. George and I shared a birthday – he would have been 87 next month. I’m going… Read More
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