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Tag Archives: radio
Don’t Touch That Dial
This morning I was a guest on the KZBL “Jamming with Johnny” talking about the Tricentennial CD and my song on it. I realized that the only other time I’ve been on the radio was about 30 years ago back … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged Music, music, radio, specialization, universal language
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Solid Gold
Shall I repeat again tonight the songs you heard last night and many nights before, and soulless, mouth the words you sing along, pretending love for money, like a whore? Are these the only tunes worth your applause, a tired … Continue reading
King of Americana
Being the King of Americana might mean nobody knows your name: except for the local bartenders who still serve you just the same, while you’re sitting on the mike for three hours, singing songs that nobody knows, wearing out strings … Continue reading
Posted in Statements
Tagged alt.country, Americana, live music, music, music business, open mics, radio
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My Country Gold
Thirty years ago, back when I composed my first tune, country music wasn’t all that cool; anyone who said so, was a fool, and better off in engineering school. The only exceptions: Waylon, Willie, John and June; everybody else seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged country music, music, music business, outlaw country, radio, rebellion
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Gospel of the Jester
Sometimes, you write something that still resonates no matter how much later you rediscover it, or in how different a frame of mind you are from when you wrote it. The Gospel of the Jester is such a song for … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged disillusion, hope, illusions, inspiration, mass media, radio, Van Morrison
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Pop Charts
You wanna make it on the pop charts Shrink-wrapped and sold just like a pop tart Well, let me tell you: better get smart it doesn’t matter if you’ve got heart It doesn’t matter what you’re saying and you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged art, creativity, disillusion, music, music business, pointlessness, popular music, radio
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A Song Worth Singing
“People only want to hear the few songs that they know.” That’s what some will tell you drives live bands and radio: the lowest common factor in the drunkest, toughest crowd who only care to listen if it’s familiar and … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged commercialism, crowds, disappointment, expectations, music, performance, radio
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