The South Jack Sundrud and I wrote The South as an homage to the place and the literary history it evokes. We included nods to Mark Twain, Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Mitchell. The orginal song did not have a bridge, and Jack and I wrote that prior to … [Read more]
Cool albums reconsidered 2
Cool Albums Reconsidered . Peter Rowan In 1993, Peter Rowan released “Awake Me In the New World,” an absolutely stunning musical reconsideraton of Derek Wolcott’s book “Omeros.” which was in itself a reconsideration of Homer’s Odysseus.I recall that … [Read more]
Cool albums reconsidered
…from my MySpace blog in 2006… Cool Albums Reconsidere 3/4 Walter Hyatt, Rickie Lee Jones Walter Hyatt’s King Tears was released in 1996. Hyatt had performed for years in the super Texas group, Uncle Walt’s Band. If you like great vocals, check out … [Read more]
New reviews
My friend, Peter Holmstedt, is handling everything for me in Europe. Peter has done a wonderful job on my behalf, starting with the first CD. I just received, via email, a couple of new reviews. You can find them … [Read more]