Note: This is Part 1 of a three part series on āLittle Sadieā ā See also Part 2 and Part 3 Introduction Our hiatus is over. Ā Hello and welcome back! Ā Or, if this is your first time with us, welcome!Ā I … Continue reading →
Tom Waits, our honorary gatekeeper for this post Today we wrap up our second year of blogging at Murder Ballad Monday, heading toward our regularly scheduled December holiday. This is our 239th post, and with it, we will click over … Continue reading →
Ā Aerosmith āJanieās Got A Gunā is one of the first murder ballads I heard, transfixed on, and felt. Definitely the first one I heard where the lady wins. It may even have more to do with my artistic endeavors … Continue reading →
I make no claims to having a deep knowledge of folk music, and even less of the much discussed Child ballads. But ever since Ken introduced me to Murder Ballad Monday, Iāve been trying to find just the right song/moment/excuse … Continue reading →
Introduction A few weeks back I assembled a list of my āessential elevenā traditional murder ballads. Ā While we here at Murder Ballad Monday usually delve deeply into one ballad or theme, we saw some possible value in a lighter ālist-basedā … Continue reading →
Carla Bozulich We noted in the previous installments (1 and 2) how Willie Nelsonās 1975 albumĀ Red Headed Stranger (Spotify)Ā represents the realization of a distinctive artistic vision. It challenged the conventional wisdom of the recording industry when it was released. One … Continue reading →
This is our second post on Nelsonās classic murder ballad concept albumĀ Red Headed Stranger.Ā Read the first one here. Now the preaching is over and the lessonās begun As I hope was clear from the previous post, Willie Nelsonās creative enhancements … Continue reading →
Album cover for Red Headed StrangerĀ (1975) Introduction Taking up Willie Nelsonās iconic 1975 album Red Headed StrangerĀ is a prospect both daunting and straightforward. It is the landmark murder ballad concept album, and launched Nelson into superstardom. Despite thematic and stylistic … Continue reading →
Old West saloon Iām halfway tempted to try a few stiff shots of tequila before writing this post. OK, perhaps more than halfway tempted. I havenāt yet gotten to the point of the having the first, but perhaps youāll be … Continue reading →
Introduction We here at Murder Ballad Monday are soon fixing to close our second year of writing about our topic of choice! Ā Donāt worry; we have a few more weeks to go before we get to our holiday hiatus, and … Continue reading →
