ne of the many singer/songwriters I’ve met during February Album Writing Month, Ross is part of a smaller group I’ve collaborated with. I’ll rummage up Man in the Mirror to show you what a great singer does with my lyrics. For now, Ross shares something every songwriter loves. (continued)
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To Know Someone is Listening: Guest Post by Ross Durand
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Rachel Flowers: Emerson, No Lake, Little Palmer
uitarist Jim Earp sent a link to this video of Rachel Flowers performing Emerson, Lake, & Palmer’s Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression on a Hammond C3 organ.
Ten minutes in my head exploded. (It’s 14 minutes long.) (continued)
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Tagged Emerson Lake & Palmer, Keith Emerson, Rachel Flowers
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Mama Don’t Take My Kodachrome and Leave Your Boy So Far From Home
ome songs are obviously made for headphones. Anything by Pink Floyd. Some classical and jazz.
Paul Simon’s Kodachrome isn’t so obvious, but I just heard a different song from the one I’ve been listening to for lo these many years. (continued)
USSS: Ross Durand
takes a lot of songwriting confidence to take on the challenge of writing an entire song for each line in Bob Dylan’s Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall. Takes a lotta songwriting chops to pull it off.
This year it looks like Ross Durand is going to finish this seriously ambitious and musically satisfying project. (continued)
Posted in acoustic, alternative, Americana, blues, country, folk, rock, rockabilly
Tagged FAWM, Ross Durand, USSS
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USSS: resonance
don’t even know his real name; he signs his emails res, but resonance is not just a brilliant songwriter, but a world-class performer. More than one of his songs sound like Styx got back together. Except maybe with even better lyrics. (continued)
USSS: Phil Norman
ewgrass: it’s what’s for dinner. Okay, maybe that’s not how it goes, but I’ll have Phil Norman‘s take on American bluegrass and folk any day. (continued)
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USSS: Phil Henry
imply the finest story-telling songwriter I know, Phil Henry will make you cry, guaranteed. (continued)
USSS: Mike Debenham
chingly beautiful, deceptively effortless. Another prolific songwriter, Mike Debenham has written tunes that will live in my head forever. (continued)
USSS: hoopshank
alling far outside the swingabilly world, Paul “hoopshank” Turrell is irresistible. How can you resist someone who writes a song about what a really big number a billion is, and turns it into something between Led Zeppelin and Yes? (continued)
USSS: Evin Wolverton
ard to pin down, is Evin Wolverton.
Posted in acoustic, alternative, Americana, blues, instrumental, jazz, pop, rock
Tagged Evin Wolverton, FAWM, USSS
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USSS: Elaine DiMasi
he most highly trained FAWMer I know, Elaine DiMasi is also the only person I know who’s ever written a madrigal for a licorice advertisement.
USSS: Des McKinney
prefer a bit of edge with your Americana? Des McKinney‘s got it covered.
