I just didn't know..Funny thing is, years ago, Wolfe played trombone in the same band as myself and "Crash" Pryor and kept telling me if I ever wanted to really check out a great album I should check out the first one from Blood, Sweat & Tears. Of course, being the young knucklehead that I was at the time, I just filed it in the back of my brain. It was only a little while ago that I stumbled...
[Blood, Sweat & Tears - God Bless The Child / 5:54] Domenico Ghirlandaio, Old Man and Child, Musée du Louvre (1490-1493)"God Bless The Child" is arguably one of the most poignant and personal songs in Billie Holiday's repertoire. Written in 1941 with Arthur Herzog following a row with her mother, this song tells not only the story of despondency which was Billie's early life but also her hope i..
Some of my very first memories are hearing "Spinning Wheel." My father was a huge BS&T fan. David Clayton Thomas has such a distinct voice that's impossible to forget. Hearing his voice now still takes me back to when I was a toddler. It puts me into the whole late 60's rock vibe, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Ventures, etc.
I just didn't know..Funny thing is, years ago, Wolfe played trombone in the same band as myself and "Crash" Pryor and kept telling me if I ever wanted to really check out a great album I should check out the first one from Blood, Sweat & Tears. Of course, being the young knucklehead that I was at the time, I just filed it in the back of my brain. It was only a little while ago that I stumbled...
Last week, Apple news sites were full of Doomsday Prophecies because some analysts reported that the sales from the iTunes store were declining.Apple Stock took a dive, and commentators went wild.The Register, or "El Reg" as friends call it, has an excellent piece of the stupidity of this:"It's a testament to the ignorance of Wall Street's gamblers, and the collective herd mentality of the busi...
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy was one of the first singles I remember owning. Like all the singles Columbia made through the 60’s and 70’s, the vinyl was pretty darn soft so the song turned scratchy within a few spins. (I remember doing radio in the late 70’s and early 80’s, when we still [...]