Archive for the 'The Music' Category


The Most Played Tracks In My iTunes Library-SiriusXM This Week

Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3l0cQNO Note: The most played track in my iTunes library, with 249 plays, is the acoustic version of James McMurtry’s “We Can’t Make It Here.” The playlist contains the studio version. You can hear the acoustic version here: https://bit.ly/3v3KC9H And you should. Tune in today, March 9th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 […]

Grammy Ratings

The internet killed MTV. Have streaming television, social media and on demand music services killed the Grammy telecast? I’ll say yes. In case you missed the memo, which you probably did, since you obviously missed the show, Golden Globe ratings tanked by 62%. Now we can say they were hobbled by Covid-19. Then again, aren’t […]

More Neal Francis

Bob, Just wanted to reply to your missive about Neal Francis. What spurred me to write is how gracious his manager Brendan O’Connell’s reply was to you in response to your comment “Someone’s got a deep pocket.” I’d ask you to take a step back and reflect about how dismissive of hard work and sacrifice […]

Re-Neal Francis/Changes Pts. 1 & 2

Subject: Hey, it’s Neal Francis Bob, I was very surprised and honored to read your reaction to my song “Changes, Pts. 1 & 2.”  I have been aware of you for several years now. My band and I listened to your podcast on long van rides, and we were thoroughly entertained by your erudite, albeit sometimes […]