music
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Remembering Rick Buckler: The Jam’s Impact on Music
Really sad to learn of the passing of Rick Buckler, the drummer of one of my favorite bands ever, The Jam. (The Jam and The Band.) The older I get, the harder it is to see artists I looked up to as only being 10 or so years older than me have been passing over… Continue reading
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Why ‘Up on Cripple Creek’ is a lot more complex than you think
Still thinking about the passing this week of Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of one of my favorites, The Band. This gem is from a ’90s documentary about The Band, and how they made “Up on Cripple Creek.” I’m fascinated by the creative process and how it all comes together, especially in writing but… Continue reading
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“Are You So Blind That You Cannot See?”
Being a devoted BBC World Service listener, I already knew who Nelson Mandela was and apartheid before The Special AKA came out with “Free Nelson Mandela” in 1984. But what made this song was that a whole lot of people knew about Nelson Mandela after hearing it. I have come back to “Free Nelson Mandela”… Continue reading
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Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
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