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How sweet the sound? Yeah, right. Jerry Lee Lewis howls at God.
Jerry Lee Lewis’ ferocious wailing version of “Amazing Grace” is hard to find – off an obscure album recorded in a Memphis church in 1970, following his religious conversion. I tripped over his “Amazing Grace” one day on YouTube – … Continue reading
Peace in the valley for Jerry Lee at last?
I don’t know what it was, it’s been a stressful week and I’ve had to hold it together, but I heard the news about Jerry Lee, and I was sitting at my desk, during the work day, and I dissolved … Continue reading
R.I.P. Jerry Lee Lewis
“Who’s gonna play this old piano after I’m not here?” I can answer that question, Jerry Lee. Nobody.
R.I.P. Loretta Lynn
So much history passed through this woman’s life, so much history – of culture, of music, of social upheaval, of celebrity and technology – not to mention her own personal journey from poverty to fame – exists in her life. … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Louise Fletcher
There’s only one tribute to actress Louise Fletcher you need to read and that is my friend Dan Callahan’s over at Ebert. So many revelatory details, particularly from the Vanity Fair interview with Fletcher in 2018. (She thinks Nurse Ratched … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard, part 2
I wanted to point the way towards a couple of really good tributes written by (as it happens) good friends of mine. Dan Callahan over at Ebert: Image is Happiness: Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022). Godard was alive in but entrapped by … Continue reading
R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard
I process loss slowly. This is a detriment to someone who writes about what is going on. And of course by “slowly” I mean it takes me a couple of days. Jean-Luc Godard changed the world. Breathless had the same … Continue reading
R.I.P. David McCullough
“And so many of the blessings and advantages we have, so many of the reasons why our civilization, our culture, has flourished aren’t understood; they’re not appreciated. And if you don’t have any appreciation of what people went through to … Continue reading
R.I.P. Olivia Newton-John
“Magic” is my favorite Olivia Newton-John track. I’ve listened to it multiple times a week for the majority of my life – it’s on any playlist I put together of Faves – it’s a never-ending source of pleasure. But we … Continue reading
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“And I knew, then – I didn’t want to know it … – but I knew that I was something else. That the world was not the same.”
I had heard this story before – how Martin Luther King, Jr. convinced Nichelle Nichols not to leave Star Trek – but there’s nothing like her telling it.
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