music
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A stellar songwriter
If there are songs that help to tell the story of your life, then Gordon Lightfoot has one or two songs on my personal soundtrack. For better or worse. Looking over popular music over the past number of decades, there are some artists you don’t really understand why they became famous, and at the same Continue reading
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I Must Say More Than Ever
Dexys and Kevin Rowland have been putting out great music since the early ‘80s, with a different song called “Geno” predating this. But they are immortal for “Come on Eileen,” which I suppose is a pretty good way to go down in history. (Though I rather like his version of “Both Sides Now” from 2016 Continue reading
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Cass the great
Great to see Cass Elliot getting some attention, 50 years after her death. My 16-year-old asked me the other night whether I knew who Cass Elliot was. Apparently there’s been a meme. I told her yes, that I liked her solo stuff and her tunes with the Mamas and the Papas. My mother, who came Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 