Give me your music, your art, your huddled masses of words and rhythms yearning to breathe free.
Lest we forget the great Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer/songwriter who turns 74 today. Here’s a reminder of his influence. “Lightfoot became a mentor for a long time. I think he probably still is to this day.” – Bob Dylan “I can’t think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don’t like. Every time I hear … Read more
The Smothers Brothers – Dick and Tom – are hailed as freedom-of-speech heroes for their battles with CBS network executives who censored, and eventually cancelled, their trippy 1967-69 “Comedy Hour.” But few followers of music and TV history are aware that Johnny Cash also stood up to the company men who attempted to police his … Read more
As I slowly wind down from the excitement of seeing the legendary Glen Campbell perform his fabulous hits last night at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh, I think back to those days when his “Goodtime Hour” was the hot show on prime time TV, and the time he made a surprise visit to a tiny … Read more