Like many kids who grew up during the ’50s, I guess I was attracted to (among other things) the Beat Movement. I read the books and...
Hello Troubadourians! Many years ago, I was at a Rod Stewart concert, and he opened the show with “Reason to Believe,” “I Don’t Want to Talk...
Remember me, but oh, forget my fate. ––Henry Purcell, “Dido’s Lament” When Jeff Buckley drowned in the Wolf River tributary of the Mississippi on May 29,...
Hello Troubadourians! I have been missing from the pages of the Troubadour for three months now, due to demands from my day job and some health...
When I’m driving the car with family and friends, I like to let everyone be the DJ. Someone will play a song that will prompt another...
This month we look back at 2022, with a list of San Diego RIAA gold and platinum disc recipients, as well as an In Memoriam section,...
Everything’s riding on this. —David Crosby I say it all the time backstage, before the show starts. It helps to loosen folks up and get a...
INTRODUCTION Are you in a band or thinking about starting one? Consider formalizing the arrangement with your fellow musicians by creating a band member agreement. WHAT’S...
As impressive as the Beatles run on the charts over the past 60 years is, it’s doubly so when you consider their side career as songwriters...
