Nicky Hopkins: The Homecoming
Solo performance from the session pianist who added so much to songs by the Stones, Who, Beatles and many more before his untimely death from Crohn’s Disease at the age … Continue readingNicky Hopkins: The Homecoming
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A thistle-stop tour
THERE are loads of thistles round here but until I started looking closely at them I didn’t realise there were many different types. It is not always easy to identify … Continue readingA thistle-stop tour
Freda Payne: Band of Gold
This was written and composed by former Motown producers Holland–Dozier–Holland, using the pseudonym Edythe Wayne because of a legal dispute, and Ron Dunbar. It was recorded by Freda Payne in … Continue readingFreda Payne: Band of Gold
Patsy Cline: Crazy
Concluding this season of doolally hits, the all-time classic from Patsy.
Elvis Presley: My Baby Left Me
This was written by Arthur Crudup, who released it as a single in 1950. The King recorded it as the B-side of his 1956 single I Want You, I Need You, … Continue readingElvis Presley: My Baby Left Me
Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years
Live version of the title track from his 1975 album, which produced four hit singles.
Bob Dylan and Van Morrison: Crazy Love
His Bobness and His Bolshiness combine in the Greek sunshine on the song from Morrison’s Moondance album.
Alison Krauss and Union Station: Crazy As Me
Back in the early 1990s I went to see Alison and the Union boys at the Royal Festival Hall. They were lovely and what impressed me most was that they … Continue readingAlison Krauss and Union Station: Crazy As Me
Hungerford and Dunblane, English and Dacre
ON August 19, 1987, a gun fanatic named Michael Ryan went on the rampage in his home town of Hungerford, Berkshire. By the end of his murderous spree, 16 people … Continue readingHungerford and Dunblane, English and Dacre
The Judds: Mama He’s Crazy
In memory of Naomi Judd, who shot herself in April at the age of 76.