Just because you’re old, that doesn’t mean you’ve got to be imprisoned by your past.  It’s a choice.  Do you want to play it safe, giving people what they want, or do you want to explore? Steve Winwood left band after band, and then truly made his name when he went solo.  Who expected "While […]

Bruce Springsteen may be haggard, a bit worse for wear, but it befits his ethos, I’m just a hardworking journeyman telling the tales of the working man.  He wants to appear vibrant, alive, still in the creative mode.  He even puts out new albums. Same deal with Paul McCartney.  He dyes his hair, but wants […]

From: Melanie HowardSubject: HE CALLED ME BABY Bob, I’d love to weigh in on HE CALLED ME BABY as my late, husband, Harlan Howard wrote the song.  Patsy did cut it in the early 60’s as a mournful ballad. It has also been cut by Waylon, Charlie Rich, and even Harlan Howard himself just to […]

Having saved my money for an album, I put it on the spindle, dropped the tonearm and sat on my bed with the cover, reading every word.  And the more albums I bought, the more networked the players and personalities ended up becoming, to the point where I started buying albums BASED on the credits. […]