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 OwensI’d like just to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time, clean and ready to do the job, wrote a few songs, and had a hell of a time.
~Buck Owens
Continue reading August 12: The late Buck Owens was born in 1929, 86 years ago
“… When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I’d just skip back and forth endlessly between ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ and ‘It’s Alright, Ma’ and ‘Mr. Tambourine Man,’ and now my Dylan roots are showing big time.”
— Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris – Shelter From The Storm (live 2006)
From Wikipedia:
| Born | August 7, 1950 (age 65) Houston, Texas United States |
|---|---|
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Columbia, MCA, Sugar Hill, Epic, Yep Roc |
| Associated acts | Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, The Notorious Cherry Bombs, Los Super Seven |
| Website | Official Site |
Continue reading August 7: Happy 66th Birthday Rodney Crowell
Louis Armstrong:
Continue reading Louis Armstrong on “The Johnny Cash Show” (videos)
Hiram King “Hank” Williams, Sr. (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
Can a song be so perfect, so successful, that it eclipses its creator? It can if it’s Bobbie Gentry’s Grammy-winning 1967 chart-topper Ode to Billie Joe, one of the most elegantly powerful pieces of storytelling ever to travel the airwaves.
~Dorian Lynskey (The Guardian)
Ode to Billie Joe:
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