The Lounge was closed for the past few days, so I could get some R&R out at the Star Maker Machine Ranch. Shot some hoops, pondered the nature of MLB interleague play, and wrote about Ronnie Lane, The Minutemen, and Scott Miller. Check ’em out when you get a chance. While R&Ring, I also spent […]
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“Ian Hunter wrote some of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Not only did they talk about the messiness of being young, they also spoke of the messiness of being an adult, and that was beautiful to me.” —Alejandro Escovedo Mott The Hoople - I Wish I Was Your Mother Mott, 1973 Amazon Mott […]
Read MoreAfter yesterday’s post about black singers in country music, I decided to get away from the computer and chill with some more Ray Charles. I went to the stack o’ vinyl, took out the LP, What’d I Say (pictured right), and hunkered down with the back cover liner notes. I was only to the third […]
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“I am not a blues singer, I am not a jazz singer, I am not a country and western singer. But, I am a singer that sings rhythm and blues, I am a singer that can sing country music, I am a singer that can sing jazz. There’s a big difference.” -–Ray Charles, in […]
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Texas Rock For Country Rollers was the first Doug Sahm album I ever bought. 1992 at Melody Records in Chico, CA. Found an old vinyl cut-out that looked like it might’ve been used to chamois a ’74 Pinto. That was the bad news. The good news is that the record itself was in fine condition. […]
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