Above: Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Little Steven Van Zant do “London Calling” at the Grammys for Joe Strummer. By Joel Francis I remember getting the call from my brother-in-law like it happened yesterday. I was sitting in my apartment, it was the night before Christmas Eve, 2002 His words slowly trickled out: [...]
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Happy Clash-mas Eve
Posted in Music history, Song Review, tagged Blockheads, Blondie, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, Foo Fighters, Hold Steady, Ian Drury, Joe Strummer, MIA, punk rock, rockabilly, the 101ers, The Clash on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Miracles – “The Tracks of My Tears”
Posted in Motown, tagged Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Hitsville U.S.A., Joel Francis, Johnny Rivers, Smokey Robinson, soul music, The Miracles, The Tracks of My Tears on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Miracles – “The Tracks of My Tears,” Pop #16, R&B #2 By Joel Francis Smokey Robinson had little to prove in 1965. Since joining Motown four years ago, he had not only given the label its first million-selling single and its first No. 1, but written, produced or performed on scores of classic tracks. [...]
Down on “Cypress Avenue”
Posted in band feature, Kansas City music scene, Music history, tagged Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Beck, Bill Shapiro, Celine Dion, Cypress Avenue, Dave Brubeck, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, KCUR, Moby, National Public Radio, Nick Drake, NPR, Paul Desmond, Prince, Robert Moore, Soundgarden, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, UMKC, Uncle Tupelo, Van Morrison, Velvet Underground, Village Records on January 14, 2001 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Bill Shapiro appeared on television in Kansas City in 2008 to celebrate 30 years of his radio show, “Cypress Avenue.”) By Joel Francis The Examiner Late at night, the house is silent. Everyone is asleep, or so it seems. In a bedroom, a dim light shines through the blankets peaked around a small figure [...]
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