I bought a new piece of music today. It is GREAT. My background and depth of experience with classic Soul and R & B are admittedly limited. We don’t own a lot. A…

In past years I rolled my eyes at you when you said how great music sounds through headphones. I was wrong to do that. I am sorry. In addition to converting to headphones,…

In the summer of 2012 a solo road trip led me south and included a couple of nights in Tulsa, OK. There was much to learn about Tulsa from its musical traditions to…

There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun… – Thomas Merton Hastings College, Nebraska – October 1983. Mike was a friend, but he mostly…

Here is a driving game: Start with an original song that has been covered, (as an example at the post’s end you’ll find David Bowie covering The Velvet Underground,) then name two or three songs…