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Tag Archives: Carl Perkins
Seasonal change shuffle
It’s been a while. I used to find putting together these shuffle posts soothing. I’m “writing”, kind of, but I’m not trying to sound a certain way, and the pressure’s off, because the subject matter isn’t up to me. The … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Bleu, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Eric Church, Etta James, Foo Fighters, Indigo Girls, James Taylor, Jerry Lee Lewis, Liz Phair, Merle Haggard, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Queen, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Raunch Hands, The Rolling Stones, Wanda Jackson, Waylon Jennings
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“I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.” — Waylon Jennings
It’s his birthday today. Like a lot of artists whose music I own (I still like to own music: will never give it up), Waylon Jennings is on almost constant rotation. He’s always there. In playlists, first of all, but … Continue reading
Posted in Music, On This Day
Tagged Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Eric Church, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
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“Sometimes I can sing it when I can’t say it.” — Carl Perkins
“The music was new, the kids were just eatin’ it up. They were claiming it as their own music. But I really think when the kids were comin’ to the sock hops and to the rock and roll shows, I … Continue reading
Posted in Music, On This Day
Tagged Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Rufus Thomas, Sam Phillips, Sun Records
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“Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight.” — Johnny Cash
It’s his birthday today. Johnny Cash, singing “Man in Black” in Denmark: Here he is on Tex Ritter’s Ranch Party, 1956 or so. Great guitar solo, too. He’s not just strumming that guitar. The guitar CHUGS along, with an irresistible … Continue reading
Posted in Music, On This Day
Tagged Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips, Sun Records
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“Listen, I never meant to make money. I never wanted it. I’m a singer, man.” — Gene Vincent
The problem with Elvis is like the problem of, say, the sun. The sun blots out stars. The sun creates heat waves. The sun is a good thing but there’s a hell of a lot else going on besides the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, On This Day
Tagged Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, The Beatles
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Music Shuffle for a New Era
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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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bleu, Bo Diddley, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Carl Perkins, ELO, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Everclear, Gene Vincent, Glee, Green Day, Indigo Girls, Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Liz Phair, Madonna, Mike Viola, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Prince, shuffle, Waylon Jennings
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The Sheltering-in-Place iPod Shuffle
By request: I play music as I clean. I also play music as I do my digital day job – which I am very VERY grateful for, since so many people just lost their jobs overnight. I mean, let’s be … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bleu, Brendan Benson, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Eric Church, Everclear, Ewan McGregor, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Indigo Girls, Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Reed, Johnny Cash, Johnny Flynn, Lenny Kravitz, Link Wray, Little Richard, Liz Phair, Madonna, Mike Viola, Nicole Kidman, Nirvana, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Ricky Nelson, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Wanda Jackson, Waylon Jennings
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Summer iPod Shuffle
“From a Buick 6” – Bob Dylan. The SOUND of his BAND … it’s so VITAL, jangly and raucous, so PRESENT. So is his voice, and the lyrics, and everything coming from him … but listen to that band. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins, Dolly Parton, Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Eric Church, Jack Black, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard, Liz Phair, Nirvana, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Ricky Nelson, Robbie Williams, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tracy Bonham, Waylon Jennings
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