1 Year

Posted by Lance Davis - October 2, 2018 - Tom Petty

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1 stupid, mostly insufferable year. You are missed, Tom. RIP.

Callin’ Me Home: 50 Years of Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

Posted by Lance Davis - July 29, 2018 - Byrds, Chris Hillman, Clarence White, Fabulous Superlatives, Gram Parsons, Marty Stuart, Mike Campbell, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty

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On Tuesday I was lucky enough to see the very first 50th anniversary tribute performance of Sweetheart Of The Rodeo at The Theater at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. It was Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman from The Byrds and Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives as backing band. It’s a partnership that […]

Phil Everly is Dead, Long Live the Everly Brothers

Posted by Lance Davis - January 14, 2014 - Beatles, Bo Diddley, Everly Brothers, Hank Williams, Tom Petty

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Phil Everly, the youngest Everly Brother, passed away on Friday, January 3, due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD what happens when you slowly suffocate to death after a lifetime of smoking. It’s a cruel way for anyone to die, but particularly so here since it literally silenced one of the most heartfelt, deeply […]

Clarence White: Lover Of The Bayou … and other notorious brethren

Posted by Lance Davis - April 6, 2009 - Byrds, Clarence White, Dr. John, Gary Louris, Jayhawks, Mudcrutch, Tom Petty

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Byrds – Lover Of The Bayou Untitled, 1970 Amazon The live LP kicks off promisingly with one of the Gene Tryp numbers, “Lover Of The Bayou.” This foreboding tale of a voodoo houngan man is swamp-mojo braggadocio in the great tradition of Bo Diddley‘s “Who Do You Love.” The music is threatening, and […]