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Adiós Glen Campbell
(Hits and Misses 6) • Glen Campbell: Adiós (2017, Universal) If you’ll look at my post from last September on Hillbilly at Harvard in the 1960s, ‘HAH History: The Committee Saves the Show’, and scroll down, you’ll see a photo … Continue reading
Posted in Country History, Hillbilly History, Hits and Misses
Tagged Adiós, Bob Dylan, Brian Sinclair (Ol' Sinc), Brian Wilson, Capitol Records, Carl Jackson, Crest Records, Dickey Lee, Frank Sinatra, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, Jack Scott, Jerry Reed, Jimmy Webb, John Hartford, Kim Campbell, Merle Haggard, PowerLine, Roger Miller, Scott Johnson, The Beach Boys, The Committee, The Green River Boys, The Monkees, The Wrecking Crew
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Hits and Misses 5
Continuing this occasional department. Previous entries: H&M 1; 2; 3; 4 • Tom Ewing: Adventures of a Bluegrass Boy (2016, Patuxent Music) I can’t do more than to quote Tom Ewing himself: Between 1986 and 1996, while I was one … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Hits and Misses
Tagged Bill Monroe, Patuxent Music, Tom Ewing, Tom Mindte
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Off Again—Pre-Recorded Saturday the 13th
UPDATE (19May17)—or maybe it’s a ‘Downdate’: We’re back from Wisconsin, but I’m down with a nasty cold (are there other kinds?) that seems to be devolving into bronchitis. So you’ll be treated to four full hours of pre-recorded HAH tomorrow. … Continue reading
Posted in Administrivia, Program Notes, Radio Talk
Tagged Amtrak, The Empire Builder, The Lake Shore Limited
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Roses in the Snow
Over on the estimable Watts Up With That? website, New Englander Ric Werme has posted a meteorological recollection of the May snowstorm in 1977: “40 Years Ago: Massachusetts Snags a Memorable Snowfall in May Storm.” I remember that snow well, … Continue reading
Posted in Hillbilly History, Tips and Notes
Tagged Emmylou Harris, Ric Werme, Watts Up With That?
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Hits and Misses 4: Loretta Lynn’s ‘Full Circle’
Continuing this occasional department. Previous entries: H&M 1; H&M 2; H&M 3 • Loretta Lynn: Full Circle (2016, Sony Legacy) I’ve been meaning to do a little capsule on this album ever since it came out last year. Now Loretta … Continue reading
Pre-recorded Show Saturday the 22nd–with Update
We finally made it down to Virginia to visit with daughter Sarah and her family. Last December we were frustrated by our dog Ali’s problems with a corneal abrasion, requiring daily eyedrops and an ‘Elizabethan Collar’. This Tuesday Ali developed … Continue reading
Posted in Hillbilly Journal, Program Notes, Radio Talk
Tagged Northeast Regional, Powhatan
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No Particular Place to Go
Chuck Berry reportedly wrote that title in prison (for transporting a 14-year-old girl across state lines, violating the Mann Act). The song devolves into an amusing anecdote when the the protagonist cannot get the young lady’s ‘safety belt’ unbuckled, but … Continue reading
The 32nd Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival!
From the Boston Bluegrass Union— Join the Boston Bluegrass Union and celebrate the legacy of the late Joe Val with three big days of indoor bluegrass at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel. We have a great lineup of national and regional … Continue reading
