Tag Archives: Gene Vincent

“Listen, I never meant to make money. I never wanted it. I’m a singer, man.” — Gene Vincent

Posted on February 11, 2026 by sheila

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 →

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“That cat was royalty, man.” — Mick Jagger on Eddie Cochran

Posted on October 3, 2025 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. Eddie Cochran’s songs still get play everywhere, all the time, on the radio no less! 1950s hits still in rotation. Elvis’ 1950s hits aren’t still in rotation. The only ones you hear on the radio for … Continue reading →

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2024 Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2024 by sheila

Here’s a roundup of most of the things I’ve written this year: here on my site, for Rogerebert.com, for my newsletter, and for my new column at Liberties Journal. Every year it’s the same thing. I spend so much time … Continue reading →

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My New Life Music Shuffle

Posted on June 29, 2021 by sheila

This has been going on for two months. It’s been a very busy and yet very strange time. Lots more driving than I normally did in my “old” life. Music has helped me stay grounded.

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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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Dynamic Duo #11

Posted on November 30, 2017 by sheila

Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent I have too much to say about this photo, all of which is vaguely salacious, I will say that the devotion of this generation of men to their hair, their looks, their clothes, their personae … Continue reading →

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Commute iPod Shuffle

Posted on March 25, 2017 by sheila

Those buildings are reflecting the dying gleams of the sunset. With the moon soaring above. I just stood there staring for about 15 minutes. And it was freezing. Been a while since I’ve done one of these. My life, my … Continue reading →

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Spring iPod Shuffle

Posted on May 10, 2015 by sheila

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these iPod Shuffle lists. I find them fun and strangely relaxing to put together. It’s therapeutic to submit to the random-ness of the Shuffle. I’ve been on the move the last … Continue reading →

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Windy Weekend iPod Shuffle

Posted on November 2, 2014 by sheila

Trick or treating on a misty chilly night. That’s my niece, the pumpkin, with her friend, the princess. We went around with a huge crowd of kids and parents. Super fun. Driving around New England. Seeing family, friends. Trick-or-treating with … Continue reading →

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Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops, 1959

Posted on October 9, 2014 by sheila

Gene Vincent, performing “Over the Rainbow” on the Town Hall Party, 1959. That’s the great James Burton on guitar. When Charley and I went to see James Burton last year, he played a completely instrumental version of the song, and … Continue reading →

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