John Townes Van Zandt[1] (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "Tecumseh Valley", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live Is to Fly", that are widely considered...
When I screw up and lose track of time and play Wednesday Night Blogging on a Tuesday, I hope it's understandable. In honor, let's play the song that deserves to be played on a Thursday:
Gene Taylor, a renowned blues and boogie-woogie pianist in Los Angeles in the 1970s and ’80s who moved to Austin in the 1990s to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, died Saturday at home in North Austin. He was 68. Taylor’s housemate, filmmaker Monty McMillan, said...
Here's a good marker on age - Billie Joe Armstrong is 49 years old today! My fellow Oakland-born rebel has been around since 1988, and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on their first ballot in 2015. I saw Green Day in Chula Vista with Laker...
Everybody along the central coast during the 1990s came across these guys: Tell me all your thoughts on God 'Cause I'd really like to meet her And ask her why we're who we are Tell me all your thoughts on God 'Cause I'm on my way to see her So tell me am I very far,...
Last night I watched the John Lennon Imagine documentary on Netflix and it was an incredible experience of the John and Yoko era. This is similar but different: Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” is a unique cinematic experience that takes...
Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs had a residency playing “Blue Mondays” every Monday night at the Cathay de Grande nightclub at the corner of Argyle and Selma in Hollywood, California for three years, and was an important part of the Los Angeles rock scene. Top Jimmy...
Donna first met Jade in 1990 and shortly thereafter he became the family hairstylist - and Jade was our guy until he left us way too soon in 2013. It was about 22 years ago that he gave me this CD and suggested that I take a listen because he thought they might be...
"Someday all our dreams will come to be, some day in a world where men are free, maybe not in time for you and me, but someday at Christmastime...."
We're winding down now - Kayla is coming home tomorrow!
