This is Chapter 2 of Stagolee: A Digital Compendium.  See also Chapter 1,  Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 Introduction In the introduction to the first chapter of this digital compendium, I claimed that today we can all look to … Continue reading →
Friends, Iâve got a confession to make. Â Iâm white, but I love Stagolee. Â And I donât just mean the Grateful Deadâs âStagger Leeâ, which was my gateway to the story â I love to hear them all. Â Iâve been too … Continue reading →
The music world has celebrated the voice of Pete Seeger for decades, and as the legend nears his 94th birthday, his voice will be heard anew. The new audio book, entitled Pete Seeger: The Storm King features Seeger performing poetry, … Continue reading →
This is Chapter 1 of Stagolee: A Digital Compendium.  See also Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 Introduction He was a bad man â Stagolee. Folks have been singing, talking, writing, laughing, cussing, and crying about him since 1895, … Continue reading →
Snail mail we call it, but in the days before textual rapid transit, when a long distance phone call carried horridly steep per-minute charges, a typed or handwritten letter was an effective way to communicate. Perhaps letter composition took more … Continue reading →
First Lady Michelle Obama attended a CD release concert on Thursday, March 7, by the internationally acclaimed and Grammy-winning female a cappella quintet Sweet Honey In The Rock at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC,according to The Washingtonian newspaper. Mrs. … Continue reading →
Stompinâ Tom Connors 1936-2013 Canadian country-folk singer Stompinâ Tom Connors passed away at the age of 77 on Wednesday, March 6th. Best known for his emblematic black cowboy hat and the rhythmic foot stompinâ that earned him his nickname, Tom … Continue reading →
Tam Kearney: March 17th 1940 â March 6th 2013 Tam Kearney, co-founder of Torontoâs influential and lamented folk club Fiddlerâs Green, irreverent on-stage mouthpiece of The Friends of Fiddlerâs Green and the man directly or indirectly responsible for so much … Continue reading →
Wilmoth Houdini As a rough estimate, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordanâs performance of âStone Cold Dead in the Market,â which we introduced in the previous post, appeared at the half-way point in the songâs career thus far. The song originated … Continue reading →
I donât know, is it that after a week of a song thatâs dark, haunted, and tragic that Iâm up for some lighter fare? Is it that weâve reached March, and winter in the Midwest has me longing for something … Continue reading →
