Category Archives: music & audio

Song #25: “Canned Goods”

Posted on Oct. 3, 2011 by Phillip

Greg Brown is a storyteller. He’s what I like most about folk type musicians: He’s down to earth. He could be flashy and famous, but he shows up on stage and sits down to play his guitar and tells stories, … Continue reading →

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Song #24: “Highway Kind”

Posted on Oct. 2, 2011 by Phillip

Townes Van Zandt was, I suppose, a country-folk artist, but primarily he was a songwriter. I know more people who have passed on his music than got hooked because his songs seem ordinary and unremarkable. I felt the same way … Continue reading →

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Song #23: “Walk Away”

Posted on Oct. 1, 2011 by Phillip

Tom Waits is the love child of the Cookie Monster and Sonny Boy Williamson and I’d pay several hundred dollars to see him live and not even blink. He’s #1 on my Hope I See Him Before I Die list. … Continue reading →

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Song #22: “Help Me”

Posted on Sep. 30, 2011 by Phillip

The last bit of inadvertent influence my father had on the music I listen to — and it’s a big one — is from Sonny Boy Williamson. My father happened to buy a Sonny Boy Williamson record. He didn’t listen … Continue reading →

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Song #21: “Nothin’ Stays The Same Forever”

Posted on Sep. 29, 2011 by Phillip

My father’s incidental influence on the music I listened to during my formative years petered out as I got older. He usually bought whatever was offered through the Columbia House record club, mostly pop schlock that I had little interest … Continue reading →

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