Wish You Were Here was written by Pink Floyd and released on an album of that name in 1975. It is song about loss (Syd Barrett, a band member) and disillusionment with the music industry. Over the years it has … Continue reading →
Things Have Changed was released on the for the film The Wonder Boys in 2000 and went on to win an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. It was released on Dylan’s compilation albums afterward. It is a … Continue reading →
White Winter Hymnal is an infectious song which invites repeated listens. It has folk instrumentation and folk-inspired harmonies. It is a short, but memorable song, added to my personal playlists. The video for the song is particularly enjoyable:
Continue reading →I have been a fan of The Beatles for 60 years and I still listen to their songs, embedded onto my playlists. Many songs still resonate for me, and one of them is Let it Be. It is a … Continue reading →
One of my favorite female singer-songwriters for decades has been Kate Wolf. Many of her songs were in the folk/Americana/acoustic genre. With a crystal clear warm voice she wrote and sang many memorable songs until her death from leukemia … Continue reading →
Louis Armstrong was known as a jazz trumpeter, but he sang ballads with a raspy and nuanced voice. One of his best songs was performed in 1967. the song was written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss … Continue reading →
A few songs stick with us, embedded into our bones for life. Both Sides Now is one of those songs. I first heard it sung by Judy Collins about 1968, then in 1970 I bought Joni’s album “Clouds.” … Continue reading →
No Regrets is a folk-rock song written and sung by Tom Rush. The album was The Circle Game and it was released in 1968. I had this album and have listened to the song many times over the years. … Continue reading →
I was a BB King fan in the 1970’s and bought the album Indianola Mississippi Seeds in those years. It was a vinyl record and I played it frequently. In the years that followed I bought more albums … Continue reading →
Gordon Lightfoot’s music became a part of my life in the late 1960s and I followed his songs, albums, and his career for almost 60 years. I owned a number of his albums and many of his songs are … Continue reading →
