Oh, how they jangled.

Have you heard the one about the farmer’s daughter and the traveling troubadour?

The maelstrom of emotion – Doc Pomus watches from his wheelchair as his new bride dances with another guy. All in 2’34”.

Wanna hear a GOOD song?

Community singing.
Say what???

The pogroms in Częstochowa, the African-American folk magic tradition of hoodoo, and how my bootlegging booze across state lines prevented my girlfriend from being picked up by a blues legend.

Turns out 500,000,000 Amy Winehouse fans were right. Go figure.

Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin—their pain, their music, and us.