Category Archives: Music Influences

Sweet Baby James

Every December 1st I sing Sweet Baby James at least once . It takes me back to the first time I heard the album of the same name, actually an 8-track tape deck in my friend’s 1967 Volkswagen bug.

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The Fiery Ghost of Great White

“I’m a drug addict and an alcoholic, and I’ve been fighting those demons every day. I have this self-destruct button and I don’t know where it comes from. I’ve talked to many, many therapists. It’s a battle.” – Jack Russell, singer, Great White Fires in nightclubs are mini holocausts because once the cry is heard [...]

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Davey Johnstone: Elton John’s Guitar Hero

Johnstone had to fill a lot of empty space with rcih background, a talent that is lost as synthesizers fill almost every void now.

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The Sad Saga of Jimi Hendrix’s Home

The childhood home of legendary guitarist Jim Hendrix in Seattle, Washington has been demolished.

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Dan Seals: Twice a Legend

Dan Seals, the singer of both Nights Are Forever Without You as England Dan and Cowboy Logic as Dan Seals, died at the early age of 61 from lymphoma.

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