Probably my all time favourite artist. I don’t love everything he’s done, maybe 90%. Can’t remember how I first came across him, but Heart Attack and Vine rings a bell. It would be the influence of one of my pal’s […]

Fabulous! Thanks niallb. I havent seen that before, though I have heard it. It’s the version from the ‘Live in Texas’ cd. I wonder if there is more concert video footage?

It’s great when someone posts something […]

His middle name was Clyde actually, since the song was about his piano player, Jonnie Johnson. Berry being teetotal, he really was telling Johnnie to be good, as he liked a drink……if you’re being pedantic.

I have 2 of these Denon things and they’re a pain to connect. I connect using my phone or tablet. Never tried my laptop.

Recently I tried to connect my phone with one of them, and it refused. It didn’t show up […]

I know what you mean. It’s wind noise, picked up by the microphone. I used to collect bootlegs and the wind noise often spoiled a good recording. I just like the idea of two blokes belting out songs acoustically, […]

Oh how we disagree. Tooth and Nail, I didn’t like so much, but haven’t heard for years, so I’m going to dig it out. Joe Henry train related one I love. Probably because it’s 2 blokes with acoustic guitars, playing […]

I was at a folk session in Edinburgh yesterday and a bloke did this song. It’s ‘The Hanky’ by Davie Robertson. The lyrics are a bit Scottish, but I will translate if necessary.

I’m glad that someone else agrees with me. Often I think that it’s just not me ‘getting’ it.
I had a count earlier, and I have 19 Van Morrison cds. I like him fine, but I’m not that much of a fan.
There’s lots […]

There isn’t a reply button on the post by @blue-boy which is why this post is way down here.
I’m glad you like the new Van Morrison, but it just doesn’t push any of my buttons. The band are great, and at 74, his […]

Excellent review Dr. Og.
I can’t imagine you being very familiar with the originals, since you’re no Waits fan. I am a Waits fan, and I’m very familiar with (most of) them. I suppose I just like the originals […]

Talk Talk has a free blocking service. Numbers on my good list go through automatically, and other calls are vetted by me for a one time allowance or a block. I don’t get these scam calls anymore.

This is actually the reason that I don’t do ‘blogger takeover’ any more. I don’t have the vocabulary to express how shite I think some things are; things that are loved by others on here. e.g. –

Killing Eve. […]

Have you heard his daughter’s voice?

I have the Mose Allison tribute on order, but I can’t see me shelling out for this new Waits one. I don’t like the Scarlett Johansson one at all.

Do you remember when Tom Waits was asked what he thought about […]

My photographer pal was at the Glasgow (might have been Edinburgh) Hawkwind show and took pics. I don’t do Facebook, so I can only see some, but if you’re interested-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Photographer/neilhendersonphotography/posts/

Back in the old days, way before the internet; to learn a song on guitar, I had to play it hundreds of times to learn the lyrics and chords. Sometimes lyrics were inside the sleeve, but these were rare. My […]

@Carl Kelley Looney dead.

Have you seen this?

I have Amazon Prime and Netflix, but it’s not on either. It is on the US version of Prime.

Marra often wrote songs about other musicians. Peerie Willie Johnson, Dr. John and Dougie McLean spring to mind.

He did. ‘All My Life’ is a favourite of mine.