Re: Bill Anderson article

1999-03-12 Thread BustertheK
that *is* an excellent article. It ought to be pointed out, though, that "City Lights," "Once A Day" and "Saginaw, Michigan" barely begins to start scratching the surface of great Anderson songs; I suppose that editorially speaking it would have made for excess to list many more than three.

Re: Obit: Eddie Dean

1999-03-07 Thread BustertheK
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Jim Nelson definitely wrote: Uh, actually Cary Ginnell wrote that, Don. You can take it up with him, if you like. g Oops! Sorry for the misattribution, Jim.--don "One Has My Name (Yhe Other Has My Heart)" is credited to Eddie Dean-Dearest Dean-Hal Blair. Maybe

Garth's Field Of Dreams

1999-02-14 Thread BustertheK
From Peter Gammons' baseball column in today's Boston Globe. Padre pipedream Vaughn's replacement in San Diego, Garth Brooks, isn't just going to spring training, he has told the Padres that he wants to play the entire season in the minor leagues, at age 37. The scouting report on Brooks

Re: Shot My Baby Down

1999-02-13 Thread BustertheK
Despite occasional misattribution, "Hey Joe" was NOT written by Chet Powers aka Dino Valenti, nor did he ever claim to have written it. The official writer of record is Billy Roberts, although there is a story that it was actually written by a girl Roberts knew who OD'd. Trying to remember

Re: Other voices - Linda Ronstadt

1999-01-27 Thread BustertheK
Linda Ronstadt - another great voice, full of quivering vibratto, but devoid of sincerity and emotion. You got that right! Especially obvious on that song she did about the windstorm, "Blew By You". At least it sounded like that's what she thought it was.

Re: Sara Evans ND review

1999-01-14 Thread BustertheK
N.D. review of Sara Evans - No Place That Far (RCA) : " Just a simple question: Why sign artists if you're going to insist they play so far away from their strengths? - Grant Alden (that's the entire review) A review which I found extremely irritating on many levels. Although I had the

Re: Garth

1999-01-14 Thread BustertheK
The reason Garth wants to sell the maximum number of CDs is not money. He is OBSESSED with the notion of being crowned the biggest selling artist of all time. Selling six CDs for the price of 2-3 and having it count as six units is a good step in that direction. Selling 2 CDs