A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
WHILE his contributions to classic LPs by Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Terry Reid, Ry Cooder, Warren Zevon and many others would be enough to cement his reputation as one of … Continue readingMr Dave: Jackson Browne’s main man
Continuing our druggie series (kids, don’t try this at home).
Kindly suggested by Andy Marshall. I always got time for a walk up the fell.
Continuing our drug odyssey, here’s Bert’s original version from the Sixties with great pictures from the BBC. I much prefer the 1974 remake on LA Turnaround. Sadly, since I wrote … Continue readingBert Jansch: Needle of Death
WHEN I read Boris Johnson’s crazy announcement that he intends every home in Britain to be run on wind power within ten years, my heart sank. It is the death knell … Continue readingIt’s an ill wind
After White Rabbit, here’s another in a short series of songs about drugs. In this brilliant selection from the Hell Among the Yearlings album, Gillian’s character refers to morphine as … Continue readingGillian Welch: My Morphine
Live at Woodstock, 51 years ago. I was there only in spirit – the few festivals I can remember physically attending are Clitheroe Castle, 1972, July Wakes at Charnock Richard … Continue readingJefferson Airplane: White Rabbit
Brilliant live outdoor performance in the South of France, 1968.
This was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as a country and western parody with lines such as ‘Treat me like a fool/Treat me mean and cruel/But love me’. … Continue readingElvis Presley: Love Me