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Jun.04.2012
While on the subject of literate song lyrics, I have to mention those of an old friend, Eric Taylor. We've been friends for so long I don't think either one of us wants to tote up the years, but in a way, we began our creative writing careers together.
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Jan.21.2012
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes – My Life in Music, by Judy Collins
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This book begins and ends with Stephen Stills, one of Collins' lovers during the `sixties; certainly a tryst that remains most vivid in her mind. And in between she tells us of her youth in...
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Nov.29.2011
I've co-written a song with my friend, Laird Brittin.
I think I was channeling the spirit of Charlie Louvin or Johnny Cash when I scribbled this little ditty. Then I handed the lyrics to Laird and the arrangement he came up with was nothing less than magical.
I've posted the song over at my...
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Nov.11.2010
I received Violeta Parra: By the Whim of the Wind as a gift from a friend. Before receiving it, I had never heard of Violeta Parra. After reading it, I immediately bought a CD of her music. I had to hear her! I also started telling friends about this amazing woman. What I love best about the book...
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Aug.28.2010
I’ve been playing the harmonica a long time now—72 hours straight—and boy is my tongue tired.
I started playing the harmonica when I was a kid, with no instruction beyond the little piece of paper that came with the harmonica explaining how to play a couple of folk songs. My first harmonicas...
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Oct.01.2009
Today at lunch time, I'll proudly be joining a group of fellow authors on the steps of the San Francisco Public Library, to participate in Ban(ne)d Books Day. The idea is to read or sing work that has been censored, thereby raising awareness about the importance of the First Amendment, and (while...
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