What a great week-end. A gathering of friends on a nice relaxed, informal, holiday, far from the maddening crowds.**Rick Nelson** had talent. There was no reason to suspect he would fare any better than any other TV stars of the late fifties & early sixties. But he proved to be a fair songwriter & a pretty good singer
just imagine kids, a MOG music party! Hmmmm....From Billboard: With CD sales dropping fast, the music business is exploring nontraditional ways to expose consumers to recording artists. Among the new sales and marketing vehicles are Tara Leigh Music Party and musicShop. Both launched in November to target female music buyers. Tara Leigh is part of House company that stages Tupperware party-like...
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) This song has been a go-to mix tape/cd staple for years. Similar to last month's Sevens entry on David Bromberg's "Sharon," Rick Nelson's "Garden Party" also tells a story, except, unlike Bromberg's imaginary carnival tale, the events here are [...]