Stand For Peace
Stand For Peace
Personal recollections and observations of a former music writer whose life has been filled with the music and stories of Bob Dylan, The Band and now living in a world without Robbie Robertson. Photo: Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm,…
What are the odds of two of the greats -Robbie Robertson and Jerry Garcia- passing away on the same date? 11 August 2023 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News I had two guitar heroes growing up: Jerry Garcia with…
Now many moons and many Junes / Have passed since we made land / A salty dog, the seaman’s log /Your witness, my own hand 29 March 2023 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News I have put together a…
The amazing jazz/classical pianist sang for Haile Selassie but later retreated from the world, living barefoot in a hilltop monastery, perfecting her bluesy, freewheeling sound. Photo: Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Guebrou Photograph: Gali Tibbon 27 March 2023 | James Porteous | Clipper…
Original ‘Wrecking Crew’ musician played on Pet Sounds and with Steely Dan, Bobby Darin, Judy Collins, the Righteous Brothers, Derek and the Dominos, Joe Cocker, George Harrison, Traffic… Photo: Jim Gordon in 1971. Photograph: Brian Cooke/Redferns 16 March 2023 | James…
David Lindley gave new meaning to the term ‘multi-instrumentalist.’ He said he had “no idea” how many instruments he could actually play: ADDED Henry Kaiser’s REQUIEM for DAVID LINDLEY 04 March 2023 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Well,…
She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart. Photo: Elizabeth Stewart in 2003. She was, one folklorist said, “a peerless singer, pianist, storyteller, teacher, dealer and raconteur.”Credit…Alison…
Known as The Hawk, Ronnie Hawkins helped put rockabilly, The Band, and even Canada on the musical map. Photo: Ronnie Hawkins in 1982. His style, Robbie Robertson said, was to play “faster and more violent and explosive than anyone had…
From Woodstock to Paris, from Bob Dylan and Rolling Thunder and solo albums, for decades Bob Neuwirth was never far from the centre of everything. Photo: Bob Neuwirth with Bob Dylan 19 May 2022 | Chris Willman | Reuters |With…
From ‘The Right Stuff’ to ‘Miami Blues’ and ‘The Player,’ Fred Ward was truly in a class of his own. Photo: Fred Ward in “Henry and June” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 13 May 2022 | Carmel Dagan | Variety Fred Ward,…
Though unarmed and not at the scene where a guard was killed, Boudin was sentenced to a prison term of 20 years to life. Photo: Kathy Boudin at a news conference in 1969, when she was part of the radical…
His music, Timba, was ‘fast, loud, and characterized by its multiple overlapping rhythms and deep booming bass lines’ Photo: José Luis Cortés leading the band NG La Banda at Lincoln Center in New York in 1997. His performance, one reviewer…
