Last of the Breed, recently released on the Lost Highway label and featuring Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price (and some guest stars, but more later about that) is the kind of album I enjoy -- legends singing legendary songs. But I needed to get past a couple of things before I could review … Continue reading REVIEW: Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price – Last Of The Breed
Author: BG
BG (aka The Big Geez) is a retiree who who has spent over a decade generating the Geezer Music Club, where he tries to prove that geezers can stay in touch with today's world. . .and still find time for the trimming of ear hair.
Adventures In Highway Travel – From Yellowstone To Route 66
The approach of warm Summer weather means the news is full of predictions about how the increase in auto use will mean higher gas prices, proving once again that self-fulfilling prophecies are easy when you have a bunch of analysts who own oil stock. But I'd rather focus on a time when you could pleasantly … Continue reading Adventures In Highway Travel – From Yellowstone To Route 66
From Bob Wills To Big Ray – Swingin’ Western Style
One of the best things about music is how it constantly changes and evolves, with different types often fusing into something new and different. It's a process that's always fueled by creative musicians, who are either consciously trying to be innovators or maybe just struggling to find a niche they can inhabit and make a … Continue reading From Bob Wills To Big Ray – Swingin’ Western Style
REVIEW: Alvin Queen – I Ain’t Looking At You
Any time you read something promoting a jazz musician, whether it's the album notes or publicity info of other kinds, one of the obligatory components is always a list of other musicians the artist has played with at some time or another. Assuming those names are recognizable, it serves to establish some legitimacy. (If the … Continue reading REVIEW: Alvin Queen – I Ain’t Looking At You
Ridin’ The Rails To Detroit City
If you could somehow look into a geezer's head and identify all the various segments and what they contain, you'd almost certainly find a train-buff section. It might be big, it might be small, but it would be there. Mine is pretty large and well-developed (my train-buff portion - not my brain) and I think … Continue reading Ridin’ The Rails To Detroit City
REVIEW: Kurt Elling – Nightmoves
Irony runs rampant in my review of jazz singer Kurt Elling's Nightmoves, which is brand new on the Concord label, the first of his three record deal with them. The seven-time Grammy nominee was previously a long-standing part of Blue Note's stable of performers, and during his time with them pretty much became the top … Continue reading REVIEW: Kurt Elling – Nightmoves
Teresa Brewer And Her B-Side Million-Seller
I'm not one to brag about the reliability of my memory. In fact, just the opposite -- I'll be the first to admit that my memory is so full of holes that you could use it to make a chain-link fence. That's why a lot of the songs I remember from my childhood are a … Continue reading Teresa Brewer And Her B-Side Million-Seller
Bix, Bing, And The King Of Jazz
Jazz and I have been old friends for a long time, but as much as I enjoy my favorite kind of jazz - swing music - I'm not old enough to actually remember it during its heyday. Its golden age was probably the 1930's, and it was still pretty popular during the war years but … Continue reading Bix, Bing, And The King Of Jazz
REVIEW: Various Artists – Swamp Gold – Volume 8
If you were a teenager in the South in the 1950's or 1960's, you might think some of the music on this album is very familiar. If you grew up in South Louisiana, following the music and hitting the bayou dancehalls, it's almost a sure thing that you'll remember a lot of these songs. Swamp … Continue reading REVIEW: Various Artists – Swamp Gold – Volume 8
The Monkees – More Than Just Beatles Wannabes
Before the mob with torches starts marching to my castle, let me hasten to assure you that I'm not equating the Monkees with the Beatles. Far from it. On the one hand, you have a band that was a pop icon in the 1960's and on the other hand you have the Beatles. Wait -- … Continue reading The Monkees – More Than Just Beatles Wannabes
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