a poem is a sermon
Sometimes, it’s the craziest little line that starts off a whole chain of thinkin’. This one, of course, is not based in reality whatsoever; but it does beg the question … when IS that Jeff Rachall website going to be updated? You think that I’m lying when I say I’m in a band; this going […]
Don’t say there’s nothing good on television. The other day I was watching TV and a commercial came on that featured U2‘s The Edge walking through the toxic streets of New Orleans, picking up broken guitars. It then showed him handing a new guitar to an elderly blues musician. Turns out Edge is the spokesman […]
Real country music is not defined by its performers, recording studios or media labels. It is not a style of music so much as it is the embodiment of a way of life. Real country music’s appeal is universal because it is at its heart uniquely and profoundly personal. Real country music is always more […]
Thoughts on Willie Nelson: I read a quote recently where someone said (and I paraphrase) that “considering all Willie Nelson has done for America, he should be exempt from paying taxes for the rest of his life.” Well, I agree. Willie has got one of those voices (and by that I mean both his phrasing, […]
I love old songs, and I love mixing it up and keeping ’em guessing. For that, I blame Lawrence Welk. Some jazz cats look down on Welk’s ensemble (compared to Goodman, Ellington or Kenton it was a SWEET band), and the singers WERE pretty square. But it was the only TV show that zoomed in […]
Each historical age is determined by the predominant societal position given to the individuals, groups, nations or empires that can produce or have the resources to acquire whatever substance that age equates to its varied definitions of power. The Bronze Age – whoever could make the most bronze weapons and tools was the predominant culture; […]
or Free Your Mind and Your Chops Will Follow: EVERYTHING is a matter of personal taste. Nobody gets “great ears” without playing badly with their betters (betters who are willing to accept a lot of bad notes, ideas or tangents as the price to be paid for developing new talent). If somebody sells a lot […]