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Category Archives: Music
“Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.” — Little Richard
It’s his birthday today. One of the best documentaries of the year is Lisa Cortes’ Little Richard: I Am Everything, which I had the pleasure of reviewing for Ebert. Little Richard. Live performance of “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On”, 1963. … Continue reading
“You can’t dance in a long dress.” — Tina Turner
I pretty much said what I needed to say about Tina Turner in my review of this year’s documentary Tina. I saw her in concert. I was there, I was present for her rise to total dominance in the culture, … Continue reading
“I’m astonished that I have any audience at all, to be honest.” — Graham Parker
My first boyfriend was super into Graham Parker, and basically introduced me to his music. He was a constant in our (super unhappy and stressful) “household”. It was my brother, though, as always, who contextualized Parker for me, who got … Continue reading
“If you feel blocked, do not turn to others, but look inside, in silence, for the enemy of your progress.” — Jeff Buckley
I saw him just before Grace was released. The groundswell had started, which was why we were there. He basically hit the following month. We saw him in the moment before. I will never EVER forget that night. Jeff Buckley … Continue reading
“As we say in church, I look back on a job well done.” — LaVern Baker
It’s the birthday of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer LaVern Baker. Her legacy is vast, so vast that it’s under threat of being forgotten. With the birth of a new style of music, a lot of huge forces are … Continue reading
Dynamic Duo #44
Hayley Mills and Elvis Presley
“let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.” — Sylvia Plath
It’s her birthday today. She always hated her birthdays, “looked forward” to them with grim white-knuckling determination. I have “had a relationship” with her my whole life. I discovered her at 15, like a lot of girls do, and took … Continue reading
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“The other girls weren’t singing quite like I was.” — Wanda Jackson
It’s her birthday today. She was a pioneer. One of the few women in that original “class”. Rockabilly was a boys’ game. She changed that game. She looked around in 1954/55, and thought, “Hey. All these songs are written by … Continue reading
“Respect isn’t enough. You’ve got to have a proprietary interest.” — Chuck Berry
“The epitome of what it is to be a rock ‘n’ roll guitar player, songwriter and singer.” — Joan Jett Listen, he was not a good person, nor was he well-liked, but legends don’t have to be good morally upstanding … Continue reading
“I’m not the person I was at 28. The passion is still there but the rage mostly isn’t.” — Marshall Mathers
Music is reflection of self We just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail It’s fucked up, ain’t it? How we can come from practically nothin’ To bein’ able to have any fuckin’ thing that we … Continue reading