Several years back, I watched a Janice Joplin biography on Netflix. I'd stumbled across her legacy to music over my lifetime, but never knew her story. The biography portrayed her creative depth [...]
One of the fondest memories I have of my childhood was waking up on Sunday morning to the sound of Johnny Cash. My father was, and still is, a huge Johnny Cash [...]
When I was 16 my friend and I were handed backstage passes to meet the members of our favorite band, Poison, after a show at the Hartford Civic Center. Within seconds I [...]
I remember driving to school as a teenager, and becoming mesmerized by the morning sky. The passing landscape would fall in line with the beat of whatever music I had playing on [...]
I had a regrettable experience in my youth, while a Rod Stewart album played in the background. For many years afterwards, when I’d hear any Rod Stewart song, I’d become nauseous, and [...]
This song had a huge influence on me wanting to learn acoustic guitar. It’s easily on my top five favorite songs of all time. Over the years, I’ve listened to it on [...]
Stevie Nicks wrote the lyrics for Landslide in response to being dropped from her record label back in the early 70s. The song shares her frustration of briefly tasting success, feeling it [...]
I attended a few Baptist services when I was in my early 20s. Throughout the service, everyone joyfully stood hands raised, shouting “Amen,” and singing “Hallelujah!” It was the most fun I [...]
“Let Her Cry” by Hootie and the Blowfish was the first song I learned to play on acoustic guitar. No matter how rusty I allow my playing skills to get, it’s a [...]
The lyrics to “Kiss This,” by Aaron Tippin always get my imagination flowing. It doesn’t matter how many times I hear the song, each time I envision a feisty woman relentlessly tearing [...]
