As with last week’s edition of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we’re focusing our attention on Chuck Berry in this program of covers and tunes by Mr. Berry. We lost Chuck on March 18th. As I mentioned last week that … Continue reading →
Prelude On the road for work a few months ago, I was driving between Cheyenne and Denver. I had a chance to meet up with an old friend for coffee on the way. Early in our conversation, I noticed she had … Continue reading →
With the recent death of guitarist Scotty Moore and the release of William Bell’s wonderful new recording This is Where I Live I felt it was the perfect time to listen to artists who did their best work in Memphis … Continue reading →
Elvis Presley, 1970 In considering Chris Smither’s song “Every Mother’s Son” in preparation for this week’s first post, I kept being drawn to the contrast between it and Elvis Presley’s blockbuster “In the Ghetto.” The two songs appeared within three … Continue reading →
In a previous post on Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska” (the song, not the album), we saw how The Boss ripped the song from the headlines, chronicling the murder spree, conviction, and pending execution of the killer Charlie Starkweather and his girlfriend, … Continue reading →
Going to the Movies: Icons and Idols The “Frankie and Johnny” story has gone through a few cinematic adaptations over the years. It also appears in a few film musicals in productions that are otherwise unrelated to the “Frankie” … Continue reading →
