Here’s something I wrote last week, inspired by a span in the Massachusetts Berkshires called the French King Bridge. Somehow a couple of glasses of cheap merlot told my mind and memory that it… more →
Nicholas DiGiovanni's World of Wonderswrote 3 weeks ago: James Brown may be the godfather of soul, but I’ve always considered Sam Cooke to be the godfa … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This was my first Saturday night at home since March…and we had a party to go to! It was a cas … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Jimmy Buffett – “Another Saturday Night” – (1993) Why must some songs be so hard to find … more →
wrote 7 months ago: We’ve arrived in the realm of the ‘Best Of’ albums. As will probably become appare … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Reblogged from lois louis: Separately, I have stumbled across these two songs, only to keep singing … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A most excellent show today familia, we look at Soul music but also talk about the origins of the na … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been on a major soul kick lately and I’ve had this Sam Cooke track stuck in my head … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Yes, I’m still here. Sorry for the delay, didn’t find the time to select and label the s … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Here’s something I wrote last week, inspired by a span in the Massachusetts Berkshires called … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I just looked at a picture of a dog winking at me. If dogs can wink then they must understand everyt … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Perhaps the saddest sounding song ever sung…the great Hank Williams sings about how he’s … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Sam Cooke Any way you slice it, the first two weeks of December were historically tragic ones for po … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Here’s what happened in music history for August 24th In 1956 Elvis Presley recorded the songs … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Spending a week in a small town in the Berkshires, at a writers retreat, I find myself wondering … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Another fella told me, He had a sister who looked just fine Instead of bein’ my deliverance Sh … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Hey. Let’s throw on some soulful jams this morning, shall we? I don’t know that I … more →