The holidays are just a tough time for many people. There are all sorts of pressures. Parties, shopping, baking, cleaning and entertaining are just the tip of the iceberg of demands in December. Work and life are all still going on for most of the month, and all of these extra demands are on top... Continue Reading →
Devilishly Good Stuff
The 1961 blues record King of the Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson is a legendary recording that was released at just the right time. Johnson had been dead for over twenty years by the time this LP was put out, but it became one of the most influential recordings for some of the biggest... Continue Reading →
Eunice Kathleen Waymon: Musical Quality
All this time, I have been writing in this blog about Good Music without being tied down to a specific definition. I haven’t really needed to define “good” music. I just know it when I hear it. All Good Music has some things in common, like standing up to repeated listening, usually being emotionally moving... Continue Reading →