From: Joel Selvin Subject: Re: Country Joe McDonald Date: March 10, 2026 at 10:37:49?AM MDT As Bill Graham once introduced them at Fillmore East, Country Joe and the Fish — taking Berkeley with them wherever they go. ____________________________________ From: Marc Sedaka Subject: Re: Neil Sedaka/Dad Date: March 4, 2026 at 11:35:30?PM MST I couldn’t read […]

1 I think the first time I heard “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die” was on WBAI, the public radio station in New York. You see underground FM radio was the internet of its day. Not that it was truly underground, the stations were all legal, but they were an alternative, they were subversive… Do not conflate the FM radio […]

From: Kevin Cronin Paul Anka was a bit before my time, but of course I had heard of him. I’m not gonna lie, I saw him as a Rat Pack wanna be. I knew he was a writer, but the songs were not really my thing. Then I watched the documentary! The first thing that […]

This guy is DRIVEN! If for some reason his singing voice went, he could go on the road giving lectures on how to be a star, and remain a star. First and foremost, he tips. That limo ride to the plane, he whips out a bill. This happens again and again. Maybe he learned this […]