December 31, 1930 ~ Blues and folk singer Odetta is born Odetta Holmes in Birmingham, Alabama. Named the...
Happy birthday, Bubba
Happy birthday, Victoria
I love listening to Victoria Williams sing. Lou Reed said she sings with “majestic power.” Neil Young hired...
Turn, Turn, Turn turns 55
The Byrds second album is released on December 6, 1965 and is the standard-bearer for folk rock in...
This is Bob Dylan’s favourite singer of all time
Dylan cut his teeth going from coffee shop to coffee shop across New York’s legendary Greenwich Village, this...
Christmas and The Beads of Sweat turns 50
Laura Nyro releases her fourth on November 25, 1970. It’s the last of her trilogy of albums that...
The Future
It’s my favorite from The Bard of The Bedroom … released on November 24, 1992 …
21-year-old Bob Dylan performs on Studs Terkel’s 1963 show
At the time, Dylan had just finished the recording of his second record, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, but...
Joni
I’m not alone and I know that. Millions have been moved by her music. Millions have used her...
Arlo’s “gone fishin'”
Somehow, just knowing he’s out there keeping an eye on everything is righteous and good.