Will You Hold My Hand and Dream With Me?

Posted by Lance Davis - February 24, 2015 - Baptist Generals, Happy Birthday, Sweet Lu

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Will you hold my hand and dream with me? Close your eyes and realize We are floating Can’t believe this little girl is turning 2. A year for each tooth. Actually, she has several teeth now and another is fighting its way in. Which is always fun as a parent. I will say this […]

Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs

Posted by Lance Davis - February 22, 2015 - Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, Buck Owens, Dave Alvin, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Levon Helm, Merle Haggard, Minutemen, Phil Alvin, Sam Cooke, Sam Phillips, Staple Singers, Waylon Jennings

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A couple of weeks ago, Bob Dylan gained a measure of notoriety for giving a speech in which he sprayed buckshot in the direction of Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, and the classic songwriting team, Leiber & Stoller. In an age where internet comment sections are like speed dating […]

Old Times Were Good Times: Remembering The Stray Gators

Posted by Lance Davis - February 1, 2015 - Drive-By Truckers, International Harvesters, Johnny Cash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, Silkworm, Stray Gators, Uncle Tupelo

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Bassist Tim Drummond passed away on January 10. If that name means something to you, it’s no doubt due to his relation to several prominent frontmen, including Bob Dylan, James Brown, Conway Twitty, Ry Cooder, CSN, and most importantly, Y, Neil Young. Drummond’s lowdown, self-assured basslines could be funky, twangin’, behind the beat, in […]

Oh Bobby, Won’t You Let It Rock: Bobby Keys, Pt. 1

Posted by Lance Davis - January 10, 2015 - B.B. King, Bobby Keys, Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, Delaney & Bonnie, Dion, Eric Clapton, Faces, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, Jim Price, Joe Cocker, Keith Richards, King Curtis, Levon Helm, Little Walter, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones

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Every night’s a Saturday night And every day’s a Sunday I know I’ve been wrong before But I’m gonna try it one more time! –Epigraph to Bobby Keys‘ autobiography, Every Night’s A Saturday Night, 2012 When The Rolling Stones‘ longtime saxophonist, Bobby Keys, died last month due to cirrhosis of the liver, it marked […]

A Love Supreme … A Love Supreme …

Posted by Lance Davis - December 9, 2014 - John Coltrane

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This album is a humble offering to Him. An attempt to say “THANK YOU GOD” through our work, even as we do in our hearts and with our tongues. May He help and strengthen all men in every good endeavor. —John Coltrane Thanks to music writer Chris Morris for reminding me that John Coltrane’s A […]