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Essentials: The Top Ten Buddy Holly Americana Covers

September 19, 2024 Martin Johnson 10

It is a testament to his lasting influence and the fact that his songs have entered mainstream culture that Charles Hardin Holley, also known as Buddy Holly, is still a pervading musical presence 65 years after […]

More People Should Really Know About: Cindy Lee Berryhill

September 17, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

If folk know the name Cindy Lee Berryhill it’s most probably due to her role in the 1980s’ Anti Folk movement in New York’s Lower East Side. It’s rumoured that it was Berryhill who coined the […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Leon Russell “Home Sweet Oklahoma”

September 16, 2024 Martin Johnson 3

Leon Russell’s world exploded in 1970. He’d been a leading studio musician in Los Angeles for over ten years, a key member of the famed Wrecking Crew, and he had been instrumental in the success of […]

Let’s Unpack The Haul… Again…

September 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 2

Like the echo of some influential Influencer we return again to that favourite of YouTube video channels – the shopping unpacking. Look at all the goodies I bought when I spent money, hey, would you like […]

Essentials: The top ten Neil Young & Crazy Horse live songs

September 12, 2024 Tim Martin 8

Why has Neil Young not appeared in Essentials yet? Probably because with a catalogue so big it is nearly impossible to listen to it all thoroughly enough to make a valid judgement. For me quintessential Young […]