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In Follow he sang :
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Spencer Lewis commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'Richie Havens: His Freedom and His Music-A Tribute'
Spencer Lewis commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'My Journey with John Stewart: Memories of the Lonesome Picker'
"John ended his set at Birchmere Hall of Fame show ('01?) with "Lost Her in the Sun" because it rocked and paid so many bills. But the crazy part of it is, it was "Reason To Rise", "Man Who Would be King" and about…"
Spencer Lewis commented on Spencer Lewis's blog post 'A Re-View of the 1967 singer-songwriter classic ~ Eric Andersen's ‘Bout Changes ‘n Things, Take 2'
"Thanks Terry. Just followin' in yer footsteps -tryin' to get it right."
Terry Roland commented on Spencer Lewis's blog post 'A Re-View of the 1967 singer-songwriter classic ~ Eric Andersen's ‘Bout Changes ‘n Things, Take 2'
"Excellent Spencer! Good job following an important era of Eric's legacy and tracing his influence. Can't wait to hear Dylan doing "Thirsty Boots." "
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A Re-View of the 1967 singer-songwriter classic ~ Eric Andersen's ‘Bout Changes ‘n Things, Take 2
Today it is common to look back on one artist whose album or song has had a profound impact on both our lives and musical history. The prolific music scholar and critic Greil Marcus wrote an entire book solely about one song: Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan at the Crossroads; Colin Irwin and Billboard Books gave us an almost text book account of the making of one album, appropriately titled: Highway 61 Revisited. It is now my turn to weigh in on an album that may be less well known but is no…See More
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A Re-View of the 1967 singer-songwriter classic ~ Eric Andersen's ‘Bout Changes ‘n Things, Take 2
Today it is common to look back on one artist whose album or song has had a profound impact on both our lives and musical history. The prolific music scholar and critic Greil Marcus wrote an entire book solely about one song: Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan at the Crossroads; Colin Irwin and Billboard Books gave us an almost text book account of the making of one album, appropriately titled: Highway 61 Revisited. It is now my turn to weigh in on an album that may be less well known but is no…See More
Spencer Lewis commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'Remembering Richard Manuel: Just Outside the Spotlight'
""Isn't everybody dreaming, then the voice I hear is real
Out of all the idle scheming, can't we have something to feel?" - IN A STATION (Richard Manuel)
Always good to have writers like Terry out there to set this world straight…"
Spencer Lewis commented on Sandy Carter's blog post 'Ramblin' With Jack Elliott -- Austin, Texas 1972'
"Mark's post concurs"
Spencer Lewis commented on Sandy Carter's blog post 'Ramblin' With Jack Elliott -- Austin, Texas 1972'
"The greatest part of No Depression is reading articles like these; beautifully researched and written. I owe a lot as a player when he greatly influenced my own cross-flatpicking guitar style as Elliott was a flat-pickers flat-picker. Yet it his…"
Spencer Lewis commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'Spencer Lewis' Unbounded Pays Long Overdue Tribute to Eric Andersen'
"Wow, Terry is the music-writers' music writer - and I am honored to be on his blog. I didn't include Thirsty Boots on Unbounded as it was the only song I felt I could not 'make my own' in addition to it being…"
Spencer Lewis commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'Woody Guthrie, Marjorie, Mama & Me: A Memory for the Woody Guthrie Centennial'
"Wow. Marjorie Mazia Guthrie gave you the acknowledgement at that moment in time - is a testament to us all to be present in the smallest moments of life. Marjorie may have done the most to keep this legacy alive -before Nora Guthrie took…"
Spencer Lewis commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'CD Review: Eric Andersen-The Cologne Concert'
""Woman She Was Gentle" is but one example Andersen's poignant and intricate romantic ballads - and this new version shows how vital they remain."
Spencer Lewis commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'The Flight of a Fallen Angel: Inge Andersen’s Journey of Song'
""Personal revelation, universal truth of redemption" = themes of life. What a potent collaboration to look forward to hearing."
Spencer Lewis commented on Easy Ed's blog post 'Banjo picker Doug Dillard dies at 75'
"Will Foster speaks the whole truth and nothing but the truth"
Spencer Lewis commented on Easy Ed's blog post 'Banjo picker Doug Dillard dies at 75'
""Why Not Your Baby" is not on either Expedition albums! but that is Gene Clark singing, I believe; beautiful song. Where did this come from? "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & clark" is one of the most underrated gems of…"
Spencer Lewis posted a blog post
Come Bright December - Rosemary Phelan with Emilyn Stam
Finally, a Christmas album that is thoroughly inventive yet unabashedly honors the birth of Christ with sincerity in spirit and musical grace. Rosemary Phelan’s lovingly haunting vocals conspire with Emilyn Stam’s unpredictably gifted piano to offer a…See More
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A Re-View of the 1967 singer-songwriter classic ~ Eric Andersen's ‘Bout Changes ‘n Things, Take 2
Today it is common to look back on one artist whose album or song has had a profound impact on both our lives and musical history. The prolific music scholar and critic Greil Marcus wrote an entire book solely about one song: Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan at the Crossroads; Colin Irwin and Billboard Books gave us an almost text book account of the making of one album, appropriately titled: Highway 61 Revisited. It is now my turn to weigh in on an album that may be…
Posted on March 22, 2013 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments
Come Bright December - Rosemary Phelan with Emilyn Stam
Finally, a Christmas album that is thoroughly inventive yet unabashedly honors the birth of Christ with sincerity in spirit and musical grace.
Rosemary Phelan’s lovingly haunting vocals conspire with Emilyn Stam’s…
ContinuePosted on December 5, 2011 at 7:30pm
An American Trilogy - Mickey Newbury (Cargo Records UK; Saint Ceclia Knows/Mountain Retreat - 5/24)
There may be many reasons for the release of Mickey Newbury’s An American Trilogy Box Set and I’m sure all of them will be valid. Finding the master tapes in the Electra Records vaults is a good start, but I’m not sure that’s enough of a reason to release a box set with embossed gold-leaf archival paper cardboard and an elaborate booklet for three albums that came out in succession from ’69-73 to rave reviews but limited sales.
“But from here where I…
ContinuePosted on June 5, 2011 at 8:00am — 10 Comments
What Sings in the Blood- Rosemary Phelan, Mighty Wren
What Sings in the Blood might be a call to arms for the inner soul. It is a major breakthrough for this artist with strong content, perfectly paced, with many nuggets embedded deep within its songs. Like a timed-release capsule, when taken aurally it will provide a depth of understanding of both the simple miracles of every day life, and a vision for change in the collective hearts of the…
ContinuePosted on March 15, 2011 at 11:00am — 4 Comments
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- At 6:44am on March 5, 2013,
NoDepression said… Hi Spencer,
Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your recent comment on a Terry Roland's Richard Manuel post here on No Depression. It means a lot to the folks who blog and post other content here to know that it's being noticed and appreciated. Since the majority of content on this site is crowd-sourced, community involvement is what makes everything here on ND possible. So, thanks again for taking the time to post comments - we really appreciate it!
- Lucca at No Depression
- At 3:01pm on December 23, 2010, NoDepression said…
- Hey Spencer welcome to the No Depression community! We hope you're finding everything okay. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback (here are some FAQs in case anything's confusing).
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