Bob Dylan Starter Kit – Spotify playlist I’m hearing people complain that Bob Dylan is not of the stature of the other Oldchella acts. This is patently untrue. The only star of his caliber is Paul McCartney, maybe in the history of rock and roll (extending Paul’s fame and talent to the rest of the […]

SPOONER OLDHAM About fifteen minutes into the movie, Spooner Oldham walks across the floor of FAME studios, sits down at a ratty old piano, puts his fingers to the keys and starts to play music so soulful, I tingle as I write this, remembering it. RICK HALL He was motivated by rejection, he needed to […]

The rich seduce the poor and the old are seduced by the young "When You Gonna Wake Up"Bob Dylan You can buy these albums, in this case "Slow Train Coming", but as time flies by it becomes clear they’re going to be forgotten. Not like "Tubthumping", which someone e-mailed me about last night. I’m not […]

1. "The Word" I didn’t even buy "Rubber Soul" when it came out.  The American version had no hits!  And I had only a little bit of money, and had to use it wisely and preferred to buy albums that contained big radio tracks.  Yes, I had a very brief ride on the singles train, […]