“Good reviews don’t hurt you, but they don’t help either, It’s better to have a record the critics hate that sells 10 million copies than one the critics love that sells 10.” ~Bob Dylan to Edna Gundersen (August 31, 1990) Interviews 31 August 1990 Edna Gundersen Interview, Lincoln, Nebraska An interview with Edna Gundersen for USA Today. … Continue reading Bob Dylan – On This Day – August 31
Music washes away the dust of every day life. ~Art Blakey You can’t seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues – you can’t seperate it. Because that’s where it all started, and that’s where it all come from – that’s where I learned to keep rhythm – in church. ~Art Blakey From … Continue reading October 11: Art Blakey was born in 1919
“Jesus was a good guy, he didn’t need this shit.” ― John Prine “And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile. It don’t cost very much, but it lasts a long while. Won’t you please tell the man I didn’t kill anyone. No, I’m just tryin’ to have me some fun.” ― John Prine … Continue reading October 10: John Prine was born in 1946 Happy Birthday
I like Buck Owens’ songs, he’s alright. ~Bob Dylan (to Nat Hentoff, autumn 1965) And I said, ‘Why not? It’s the truth! Why can’t I say I’m a Beatles fan?’ I used to get criticized for that. ~Buck Owens I’d like just to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did … Continue reading August 12: The late Buck Owens was born in 1929, 86 years ago
May 1: Little Walter was born in 1930 ..king of all post-war blues harpists,…. The fiery harmonica wizard took the humble mouth organ in dazzling amplified directions that were unimaginable prior to his ascendancy. ~Bill Dahl (allmusic.com) Induction of Little Walter into R&R Hall of Fame in 2008: