Sing the Protest Songs of the 60s Again
(revised and updated in May, 2021) The protest songs of the 60s were an inspirational, driving force for change. The year 2525 is still a long way off. The warfare…
Jimi Hendrix: The Man In the Music (Pt.1)
Jimi Hendrix died on 18 September 1970 aged 27. It is approaching 40 years since his death. It hardly seems that it can be that long ago. I never got…
Jimi Hendrix and Eric Burdon Friendship – the Animals Connection
Jimi Hendrix: The Man in the Music (Part 5) Jimi Hendrix and Eric Burdon – the Animals Connection Early in 1966 at the Cheetah Club on West 21st Street, in…
Help Mama, They Took My Kodachrome Away
(updated April, 2021) Another one for the Baby Boomers memory scrapbook. The Kodachrome film that we grew up with is no longer available on the mass market. It ceased to…
Neil Young Remembers Kent State Massacre
(revised and updated March, 2021) Neil Young’s song Ohio , about the Kent State Massacre, does not cause an emotional response from most young people today. That is understandable since…
Bob Dylan is Forever Young
Bob Dylan the Voice of a Generation Bob Dylan was born on May 24th, 1941. He seems forever young. At 80 plus years he is still touring and writing new songs. …
Jimi and Bob Dylan: A Cosmic Friendship
Jimi Hendrix knew good lyrics when he heard them. When Richie Havens gave Jimi the lyrics to All Along the Watchtower, an epic inter-racial music exchange took place, the likes…
Did Jimi Hendrix Troubled Childhood Affect His Music?
Jimi Hendrix: The Man In the Music (Pt.2) Buster Hendrix: Jimi Hendrix Childhood Birth of Jimi Hendrix (revised and updated February, 2021) Jimi Hendrix’s mother was Lucille Jetter. She was…