Harvey is very, very good, but I still prefer George Oliver's version with The Mandala. Saw them perform it in Brantford way back when... Great show & great performer.

 

Leave it to Willie Nelson to come up with an absolute zinger... from Red Headed Stranger, he sang "You can't hang a man for killing a woman who's trying to steal your horse."
 

I could be mistaken, but it seems to me we did this several years ago, and I thought it might be interesting to re-visit the subject.  That being: What do you feel is the single most (your own adjective - beautiful, funny, horrifying, intelligent, etc) single lyric line... not a verse nor a title, but simply ONE single line, or sentence?

I can think of several contenders, but my favorite will always be "A candy-colored clown they call the sandman tiptoes to my room every night, just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper "Go to sleep, everything is alright".

If that isn't a beautiful piece of poetry, I don't know what is.

Next!
 

CTV News, and others, are reporting Gordon Lightfoot has passed away at age 84. A true Canadian and international icon.

What!  ... No Janis?  (Joplin, I mean.)

Chuck's "Something You Got" with Maxine Brown has to be one of the greatest R&B duets of all time (in my not-so-humble opinion).
 

Elvis "Blue Christmas"
Willie Nelson "Pretty Paper"
Bing Crosby "White Christmas"

Wishing everyone who reads this, a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy & Prosperous New Year.  Cheers from beautiful Cape Breton Island.

I seem to recall somewhere that the harmonica intro wasn't actually planned, and that Delbert just happened to be in the studio when Bruce cut the track, and added the intro as an ad-libbed afterthought. Can anyone confirm that?  If it is in fact true, it was a stroke of luck for everyone involved. That intro was a huge contribution to the track's success.
 

To be perfectly honest, I didn't dislike it, but I was not a particular fan of his "Whole Lotta Shakin" stuff... BUT I absolutely loved, loved, loved his country tracks. I rank him right up there with country greats like Merle Haggard and George Jones. He was every bit their equal. And nobody, NO BODY could pound the pianner like the ole killer. R.I.P. Jerry Lee, and thank you, thank you for the music.

I'm in the process of packing up most of my essential possessions,.. selling off other "stuff" through yard sales... and donating the rest to the Salvation Army, in preparation to relocate from Ontario to Nova Scotia. 

Yesterday, I came across a box with an old Sony reel-to-reel recorder and about 60 seven-inch reels of tape... air-checks from my days with CBC Radio back in the early seventies... literally fifty years ago.

I won't be able to listen to them any time soon, but I'm sure they'll provide some interesting memories during those cold winter snow-bound nights in Nova Scotia.




 

I've always enjoyed the musical "Guys & Dolls" since attending a presentation by a local little theatre group back in high school... but must admit to being puzzled by Loesser naming one of the main songs "Fugue For Tinhorns".... Now, I've got a darn earworm... "I got the horse right here. The name is Paul Revere, and here's a guy that says if the weather's clear, can do, can do...."

It's a very sad day for Canadian, and for that matter ALL Rock 'n Roll. As a teenager in the early 60s, I would grab some friends and drive my little green Volkswagen to the Summer Gardens in Port Dover to see "The Hawk", along with the rest of the guys who would eventually become "The Band".  Seems to me that only Garth and Robbie are left from that amazing crew. 
 

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Was fortunate enough to catch their show at the Casino in Windsor about three years ago... and Quinn was amazing. It just seemed like the guitar was an extension of his arms and hands, a part of his body rather than a separate instrument. He need not take a back to any of the greats... Clapton, et al.

Sad to hear. Joni was a bit before my time, but my older brother was madly in love with her back in the day. For some reason, I've often confused Joni with Kitty Kallen of "Little Things Mean A Lot" fame.