The videos of the great Aretha Franklin that have been posted at various places since her passing last week tell a fascinating story. The videos are great...
Category - Movie Music
Soundtracks are interesting pieces of art. There are comparatively easy ones. Movies such as “The Big Chill” take a bunch of loved songs and throw...
The song “We’ll Meet Again” has turned up many times. Three instances are particularly significant and memorable. The song was written by Hughie Charles and...
My good friend MC Antil, who was nice enough to let me repost some of his insightful music commentary (here and here), this week posted a great appreciation of...
Sometimes things work out perfectly. Yesterday the song title “Shine On, Harvest Moon” popped into my head. It’s a classic, great song...
Writer singer, songwriter and producer T Bone Burnett has been on the scene since the late 1970s. He is perhaps the foremost crossover artist between the music...
A couple of days after the death of Robin Williams, I watched “The Fisher King,” a very good movie directed by Terry Gilliam that starred Williams...
It’s amazing how many great movies featured music composed by Bernard Herrmann. Here are some highlights: Citizen Kane; The Devil and Daniel Webster; The...
Had a nice chat with a lady on an Amtrak train from D.C. to New York a few days ago. This is the band her son is in. I believe he is the singer.
Acoustic Guitar Masters John Fahey: On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Bert Jansch: Reynardine/Angie Leo Kottke: Vaseline Machine Gun/Last Steam Engine Adrian...