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Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
I celebrated Jesse Colin Young’s birthday when he turned 83 last year. I wrote up this installment of my Sunday Morning series in honor of his 80th birthday and again when Jesse died this past March. Jim Farber’s New York…
Jerry Garcia biography explores counterculture history
Former Los Angeles Times man Jim Newton, in his book Here Beside the Rising Tide, picked a representative subject through which to judge the achievements and excesses of the 1960s counterculture: Grateful Dead guitarist and…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
I’ve been looking for an occasion to revisit Emmylou Harris. I was a latecomer to Emmylou’s artistry. I discovered her indirectly through my love for the music of the Byrds. In a transitional version of the group,…
New Carole King biography is the first dedicated solely to the music legend
The Shirelles, an all-black girl group out of New Jersey, had just cracked the Top 40 in September 1960 and needed a follow-up hit. Don Kirshner, impresario of a songwriting factory in Manhattan's Brill Building, gave…
The Humiliating ‘No Kings’ Boycott Failure
It’s only fair to give credit where credit is due. Former Democrats who now comprise the socialist base of that party are very good at inciting people to vent their collective spleen on the streets of America. But that …
Sunday morning coming down
The anniversary of the birth of Mose Allison arrives this week on November 11. Born in Tippo, Mississippi, he was naturally musical and and naturally witty. Combining a taste for jazz and blues, he was a sort of American…
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is a Netflix musical about harmony
KPop Demon Hunters, a Netflix original movie released worldwide on June 20, quickly became the most-watched movie on the platform, amassing over 314 million views by mid-September. It also earned much popular praise and…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
I’ve been a fan of Boz Scaggs for a long time, going back to his days in the original Steve Miller Band, roughly since I first heard “Baby’s Calling Me Home” on Children of the Future (1968). I flipped over his self-titled…
A song of the day
In years past on WUMB’s Saturday morning Highway 61 Revisited, host Albert O has devoted the entire four hours to songs befitting Halloween. He has played oldies ranging from the traditional “Long Black Veil” (The Band’s…
Sunday morning coming down | Power Line
Last year I compiled a set of songs to observe the coming of fall. Let us take another spin through the variety of composers, artists, and genres exploring the theme. The seasons offer a powerful metaphor for poets and…
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