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From: Andrew Loog Oldham Re: Phil Spector As you and i have discussed i knew phil, the stones did too, before the tom wolfe casting, before the madness and the medication, before the silly old man trolled out in his viagra limousine much too late at night. The man who brought good cheer and maracas […]

Phil Spector

I was just a little too young. I was aware of Spector’s pre-Beatle hits, but they were somewhere in the back of my brain, they were not foreground in my life, and I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you that I used to grimace every time “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” came over the […]

Recently Dead Rockers-SiriusXM This Week

Phil Spector, Leslie West, Gerry Marsden, Sylvain Sylvain, Tim Bogert… Tune in tomorrow, January 19th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863 Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: siriusxm.us/HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app: siriusxm.us/LefsetzLive

Do Stand So Close

“Do Stand So Close: my improbable adventure as Sting’s guitarist”: https://amzn.to/38OscAw This is the best book I’ve ever read about being on the road. Yes, even better than Ian Hunter’s long ago memoir. First and foremost, Jeffrey Lee Campbell can write. Positively astounding. Not a week goes by without someone sending me their music book, […]