Those ‘60s and ‘70s influences are certainly prominent, and it makes sense given Cooper’s musical background
Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan collaborator reflects ahead of Savannah tour stop
Bob Dylan & His Band @ Johnny Mercer TheaterTues., Nov. 6, 8 P.M. THESE DAYS, Bob Dylan is an institution – or as Malcolm Burn says, a “national treasure.” In […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Josh Ritter is ready to ring your bell
JOSH RITTER has been counted among the world’s greatest living songwriters. With a voice distinguished by a kind of summery wear and compassionate ease, Ritter guides listeners through searing narrative […]
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There but for Dylan
I went to New York to become the best songwriter in the country. And then I met Dylan. And I decided I’d be the second-best. – Phil Ochs There But […]
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Everybody must get Bob
Bob Dylan has sure changed a lot over his 50–some years in music. From the fresh–scrubbed Minnesota kid who knew his way around a folk song, to the sneering, poly–syllabic […]
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Did Bob Dylan beat some dude up for going through his trash?
Some years ago I read about a slightly loony “garbologist” who liked to go through people’s trash, including that of one person in particular-Mr. Robert Zimmerman of Woodstock, New York, […]
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SFMS presents: Richard Shindell
SFMS presents: Richard Shindell *** Ever since this internationally beloved singer-songwriter relocated to Buenos Aires from N.Y. nine years ago (he’s a native Jersey boy), his U.S. concert dates have […]
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Hopelessly devoted to her
KNOWN TO SOME as Sandy Olsen in the smash 1978 film adaptation of the stage musical Grease, and to others as the exceptionally fit ‘80s pop star who enticed her […]
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‘Our best work’
THE PAST 23 YEARS have seen the Cowboy Junkies evolve from a little-known Toronto bar band to a consistently impressive, internationally-known act with over a dozen albums to their name. […]
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Bobby Lee Rodgers rings in the New Year
WHILE FANS OF SINGER (AND WHIP-ASS GUITARIST) BOBBY LEE RODGERS may know him best from his role as the frontman of the internationally known original pop-fusion band The CodeTalkers, this […]
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Billy Joel & Twyla Tharpe’s Movin’ Out
Billy Joel & Twyla’s Tharpe’s Movin’ Out While I can’t deny that Billy Joel certainly has a way with a melody, and —at times— a knack for penning lyrics that […]
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The Blind Boys of Alabama give witness tonight at Café Loco!
BY NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD the strange news that Grammy-winning gospel legends the Blind Boys of Alabama will perform with their full backing band tonight at […]