I guess if you had to pick subject matter for songs, love songs and gospel songs rank right up there at the top, but at least...
When it comes to topical songwriters and performers we often think of early pioneers like Woody Guthrie or, even earlier, Goebel Reeves (the Texas Drifter). Often...
It was about 1960 when Jeff Clark who was an announcer at KOGO, San Diego told me that with my deep voice I ought to be...
A few years ago I did a radio show that included some protest songs by the great Leadbelly that included one about the Scotsboro Boys. The...
The first barn dance I remember attending with my Dad occurred when I still lived in Seattle back around 1950. It was a big old warehouse-type...
I promised more tales from Harry McClintock’s articles from the old 1930’s Railroad magazine this time around and what’s coming up. Mac was an old time...
I want to apologize to you all who listen to my radio show regularly. The station (KSDS 88.3FM) has been running repeats since late October, citing...
Well, here’s a list of songs I’ve run into this past year. 1.   Lane Campbell: “Layaway Plan” 2.    Rufus Thomas: “The Memphis Train” 3.   ...
I first heard about Roscoe Holcomb sometime in the early 1950s when the Sign of the Sun Bookstore in San Diego ran a series of films...
