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A chapter from my book Hold On World: The Lasting Impact of John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono (April, 2021)
Feb 17
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Are You Glad to Be in America? Happy 86th Birthday to the Harmolodic Outlaw - James ‘Blood’ Ulmer
An Interview with Blood from 2007, published in WaxPoetics
Feb 8
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Just a little "Respect" at the Fuel Cafe
Aretha, Curtis and "Lousy Service"... What more could you want???
Jan 23
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Caught in the Fog with Crazy Chester - Remembering Rick Danko...
Dec 10, 2025
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So... Who Were Those Guys on the Cover of John Wesley Harding?
Oct 18, 2022
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to the legendary Texas blues guitarist, Clarence Gatemouth Brown.
Apr 19, 2025
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Who Was Black Jack Davy? and Why is Everybody Still Singin’ About Him?
Sep 14, 2022
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Fifty-two years ago today, the "Heart and Soul" of the Grateful Dead, Ron McKernan - aka Pigpen passed into the light at the tender age of…
Mar 8, 2025
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Dr. John - As the Creaux Flies (born fully-formed Nov. 20, 1941)
Nov 20, 2025
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RICHIE HAVENS’ MIXED BAG (FROM THE BASKET HOUSES TO YASGUR’S FARM)
Happy Birthday Richie... a day late.
Jan 22
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Happy Celestial Birthday (a day late) to the ORIGINAL GANGSTA: Huddie Ledbetter - AKA LEAD BELLY
As George Harrison once said, "No Lead Belly... No Beatles!"
Jan 21
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Something Happened To Us Yesterday - The Rolling Stones’ Between the Buttons Revisited
Between the Buttons.... The Stones' 7th studio album was released in the UK on January 20, 1967
Jan 20
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January 12... Sandwich Day Again...
January 12, the day between my mother’s and father’s deaths. and the music I made, with a little help from Violent Femmes.
Jan 12
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20 (or so) Reasons Why the Mandolin Rocks
Small But Mighty - The Mandolin Goes Where No Lead Guitar Can
Dec 30, 2025
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Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut - ‘Carol of the Bells’ Once Filled the Air Here. Now It’s Only Bombs.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered this article in yesterday's NY Times!
Dec 26, 2025
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Adrian Belew and the Avant Dobro
A Most Auspicious Appearance Day to Adrian Belew
Dec 23, 2025
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