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greetings. I leave you with one of my favorite albums since the '80s
John Fahey - God, Time, and Causality. Fahey was a unique and very versatile solo acoustic guitarist, with dozens of album. I actually had tickets to see him, but the show was cancelled and I found out later that he had died on the operating table while undergoing quadruple bypass. R.I.P.
When it comes to guitar, I am hard pressed to imagine a better performance than this. John McLaughlin - Paco de Lucia, Frevo Rasgado, from the Friday Night in San Fransisco performance.
Just saw a CBC documentary on Buffy St. Marie, Canadian folk singer / songwriter.
Interesting facts: she was the first woman to breastfeed (for real) on TV.
The TV show she breastfed her son on: Sesame Street
Big Bird: "That's a strange way to feed a baby."
Buffy explains that many women feed their babies this way.
By the end of the clip, Big Bird says he finds it lovely ... I think that's the word that was used.
Have to say, after seeing this I'm a big Buffy St. Marie fan.
Documentary is called "Buffy St. Marie: Carry It On"
Good call. I'll look for it. Marie's version of Joni Mitchell's "Circle Game" is one of my earliest musical memories. Speaking of Joni Mitchell, here's an awesome video, Joni Mitchell, 90 minutes Intimate and Interactive on Much Music. Click "watch omn YouTube
edit: oooh. this is 1994, Joni breaks the law and chain smokes in Much Music studio.
Last edited by Fred Henderson; Tuesday, 27th June, 2023, 12:21 PM.
That is how I remember the show. I have never suspected foul play in his death, but maybe there was. I doubt it was political, like John Lennon must have been, but maybe some bad cops took care of him?
Good score on the video! I will bookmark for later.
It's all a matter of opinion of course, but I respectfully submit that when it comes to guitar solos, neither Richards or Wood were in the same league as Taylor. I give you two songs as "evidence"
If You Could Read My Mind - As much as any other, the song that got me into music when it came out on the radio. But My favorite Lightfoot song of all is Restless, which opens the album "Waiting for You", which was released in 1993, after a six year hiatus. It's a great album. Great writing, though his voice has thinned considerably and the picture shows he has aged considerably.
That is how I remember the show. I have never suspected foul play in his death, but maybe there was. I doubt it was political, like John Lennon must have been, but maybe some bad cops took care of him?
Not so much "foul play". There is only a sketchy police report. Nothing else. His family and friends and associates say no, not possible that it was suicide. But he was a known heavy drinker, If it isn't suicide, then my guess is the cops just neglected him, he died from choking on his own vomit, a la Keith Moon, and the cops just wrote up a bogus police report to take the heat off of themselves and their dereliction of duty that resulted in his death. It is not clear to me that there is any proof that he was found hanging, other than that written police report. Ah well.
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