The Guardian – Lamont Dozier: the Motown master craftsman who created miracles under pressure As one third of a legendary songwriting and production partnership, Dozier produced a slew of indelible hits that expressed the joy and frustration of a whole generation • Lamont Dozier, Motown songwriter, dies aged 81 Alexis Petridis Published: Tuesday, 09 August … Continue reading A Motown Genius Is Now Immortal
The Guardian: ‘A truce with the trees’: Rebecca Solnit on the wonders of a 300-year old violin Made with all-renewable materials, this violin from 1721 reflects a time of magnificent culture – a global gathering from before the climate crisis Rebecca Solnit. — Thu 7 Jul 2022 For the last 50 years, David Harrington, the … Continue reading Big Tip for Long Life: Fiddle Around, Folks
NOTE: It’s clear to me that Garrison Keillor doesn’t like to be profound, at least not when he’s performing. He starts off writing or doing a monologue, following the curves and turns of a narrative, striving for a seamless whimsy. Then something big & weighty abruptly rolls like a boulder onto his path — interruptions … Continue reading Living As Well As We Can In Spite of Them Is the First Revenge
Will Paul McCartney still be on stage at 90? I bet he will try: Beatles biographer HUNTER DAVIES on a tear-jerking performance from a living legend By HUNTER DAVIES FOR THE DAILY MAIL 26 June 2022. When he started his Glastonbury set, tightly buttoned up in a stiff high-collared, old-fashioned jacket, hardly moving his body at … Continue reading Paul McCartney at 80: A Great Gig, Not A Hard Day’s Night – And Even A Cheer for Ukraine