The Platters ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’ ~ The Ultimate Earworm
The number one song back in early 1959 still reverberates to this day as a deeply felt tour-de-force from tenor Tony Williams.
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Author: Brian Miller
Brian Miller is the Editor of Vivascene, which he founded in 2010. He is also an avid photographer; you can see his work at https://www.explorationsinphotography.com. Brian lives in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.
Neil Young ‘Time Fades Away’ Album Review
Neil Young’s first live album hearkens back to 1973; it’s a wildly loose effort in sharp contradiction to ‘Harvest’.
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Neil Young ‘Le Noise’ Album Review
Two brilliant Canadians, Neil Young and Daniel Lanois, who have each forged new directions in music, came together on Le Noise.
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Insights: ‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’ Appreciation
Jimmy Webb is the Mozart of our times, the finest individual songwriter of the past 60 years, and By The Time I Get to Phoenix is his greatest achievement.
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J. J. Cale ‘Naturally’ ~ The Tulsa Sound
J. J. Cale’s music was an amalgam of blues and jazz with a laid-back intimacy that rendered a dreamy unforgettable groove.
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Insights: Hank Williams ~ Singer-Songwriter Extraordinare
Hank Williams was the finest country songwriter of the last half of the twentieth century, and arguably the greatest of all time.
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