This is an odd one…
Some of you might remember Cat Stevens. He did a lot of wonderful songs back in the 70s, then converted to Islam (changed his name to Yusaf Islam) and walked… Read more »
Category: Music
Far too short…
I could listen to this all day. Sadly, it’s only a demo on a jazz channel…
Who do you think you are?
I haven’t been here for a while, so I think I’ll share a song that answers the title’s question. Read the words first before listening. There are a lot of… Read more »
Farther Along
Some time ago I heard of Josh Garrels. I think I was fortunate enough to catch one of his albums being offered free on line. And not just any album,… Read more »
Music for the Peace of It
One of the most pleasant things I’ve experienced over the past year or so is the use of Amazon Music. It sucks in one respect (and I may have written… Read more »
Where have the poets gone?
I’ve had some email interaction with my brothers lately (they’re smart enough not to deal with Facebook or its like) about a band famous in the 60s and 70s (their… Read more »
A Love better than Life
1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you;my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.2 So I have looked… Read more »
Yes, it makes no sense…
I guess it was somewhere during my first time in Monterey (over 40 years ago now) that I first heard the group “Yes.” They were good — interesting, musically. I… Read more »
Music Break: Beethoven
Nearly four years ago, I made the claim here that a certain piece of music was “The Greatest Piece of Music Ever Written.” Well, I was listening to it again… Read more »
Music Break: Eagles
I wasn’t much in tune to “popular” music in the 70s. I think a lot of my taste for it came after…and sometimes long after. So the other day when… Read more »