Wednesday Rock Blogging

Tom Waits

? I never saw the morning till I stayed up all night I never saw the sunshine till you turned out the light I never saw my hometown until I stayed away too long I never heard the melody until I needed the song I never saw the white line till I was leavin' you behind I...

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David Sanborn

David Sanborn died on Sunday. I didn't know him or his music much but he was a well-known player over the last few decades. He was planning on touring next year, but succumbed to prostate cancer. Filmed on December 14, 1998 at Unitel Studios, New York City for...

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RIP Dickie Betts

We lost Gregg LeNoir Allman in 2017 at age 70, and we lost Dickie last week at age 80 - rest in peace. We won't see anything like this again. (hat tip just some guy): "Melissa" (sometimes called "Sweet Melissa") is a song by American rock band the Allman Brothers...

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Gin Blossoms

These guys are from Tempe, Arizona, which is one of my favorite towns of all-time. When I was 18 years old, I lived there for a year! Two of my best memories were the burgers at the Chuckbox restaurant, and the liquor store on the corner that had a drive-thru lane. We...

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Waiting For The Man

"I'm Waiting for the Man" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground. Written by Lou Reed, it was first released on their 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. The lyrics describe a man's efforts to obtain heroin in Harlem. In various...

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