Tag Archives: Bo Diddley

“Everything I know I taught myself.” — Bo Diddley

Posted on December 30, 2025 by sheila

Bo Diddley was born in 1928, the son of sharecroppers. In 1979, he opened for the freakin’ Clash on their American tour. A lot of shit happened in between and it’s the story of the 20th century! Diddley had a … Continue reading →

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“Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you.” — B.B. King

Posted on September 16, 2025 by sheila

I love Langston Hughes’ description of the blues: “The mood of the Blues is almost always despondency, but when they are sung people laugh.” WHAT a performance. And WHAT an audience. The mood – the back and forth – the … Continue reading →

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Music Shuffle for a New Era

Posted on March 10, 2021 by sheila

If you follow me elsewhere, you know there have been huge changes in my life in the last 4 or 5 months. Changes tragic and changes new. I have moved. I now live by the ocean in a house surrounded … Continue reading →

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Dog Days of Covid Summer Shuffle

Posted on September 1, 2020 by sheila

Strange times all around. I’m quarantining in Rhode Island with Hope. I’ve been here for a couple of weeks now. Everything in limbo. Here’s the music that’s accompanied me over these weeks. Shuffled up. Appropriate to the chaos of the … Continue reading →

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Autumn Shuffle

Posted on October 22, 2016 by sheila

“Jambalaya” – Hank Williams. Classic. That steel guitar wandering around in the background. My old friend Pat McCurdy used to play this song at his shows (I’m sure he still does). There was something so charming about being in a … Continue reading →

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6-State Shuffle

Posted on August 3, 2016 by sheila

I headed north into the wilderness for some necessary time off. Off the grid (well, except for Instagram). The drive is long and boring: interstates all the way. Hot muggy weather outside, nice AC in the car, and 5 hours … Continue reading →

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Summer Shuffle

Posted on June 7, 2016 by sheila

… over a two-week period where I never stopped running around. Still no sign of things slowing down. Out to LA on Thursday for only three days. A whirlwind. Here’s the music that’s been in my ears over the last … Continue reading →

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Beach Shuffle

Posted on May 18, 2014 by sheila

At the beach. The salty air and the smell of the ocean, the seaweed, the fish, the salt … it’s recuperative. Still have a lot of work to do, and needed to beach to gather my thoughts. Songs playing during … Continue reading →

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Travel Shuffle

Posted on April 30, 2014 by sheila

I was fortunate I chose to fly out when I did. Even a couple of hours later, the airports would have shut down my flights. As it was, it was a long day of travel, with a layover in Cincinnati. … Continue reading →

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Tick-Tock Shuffle

Posted on March 5, 2014 by sheila

The clock winding down on the two new babies arriving in my family this month. Very exciting. I am juggling three jobs right now, and doing pretty well with it. My sleep is good, my moods are good, and I’m … Continue reading →

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