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September 9, 2021 1970s / 1980s / journalism / Lou Grant / television / TV shows

‘Lou Grant’ should required viewing for journalism students, even in 2021

I’m not a Boomer about to spit old-man wisdom to kids who need to get off his lawn. However, I’m

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August 1, 2021 1970s / 1980s / music / music lesson / piano / piano lesson / tutorials / YouTube

How To Play “What A Fool Believes,” a 2021 piano tutorial

One of my first pop music memories was the massive 1979 smash “What A Fool Believes” by the Michael McDonald-led

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January 2, 2020 1970s / 1980s / country music / documentaries / music / TV shows / YouTube

The sound of her voice: My 5 favorite Linda Ronstadt songs

About 25 minutes into the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Baylor, I realized the Linda Ronstadt documentary was on CNN

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October 22, 2019 1970s / 1980s / Johnny Carson / SiriusXM / television / TV shows

SiriusXM’s Johnny Carson channel is the best thing they’ve created in years

I’m a devotee of all-things SiriusXM, and even if I were considering dropping the subscription ($44.99 for two vehicles), my

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FM by Steely Dan
January 20, 2019 1970s / cover song / facebook / music / Steely Dan / Yacht Rock / YouTube

“FM” by Steely Dan | Cover Song of the Week

When I decided to do a cover version of Steely Dan’s “FM,” also known as “No Static At All,” I

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October 22, 2017 1970s / cover song / music / music lesson

Cover + Chords: Learn how to play Gino Vannelli’s “I Just Wanna Stop”

Listening to my favorite Yacht Rock radio station yesterday, SiriusXM’s 311, on the SiriusXM app, I heard Gino Vannelli’s “I

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October 21, 2017 1970s / 1980s / music / original music / Yacht Rock

Yacht Rock Original: “Everybody’s Girl”

I’ve loved all-things yacht rock before the genre even had a name. Christopher Cross, Toto, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Kenny

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October 17, 2017 1970s / 1980s / cover song / jazz / music / music lesson / piano jazz / smooth jazz / Steely Dan

Cover & Lyrics: The secret to playing Steely Dan’s “Kid Charlemagne”

Last week, I got to see the legendary Steely Dan although I certainly, remorsefully didn’t ever get to see Walter

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October 14, 2017 1970s / 1980s / concerts / michael mcdonald / music / Steely Dan

Review: Steely Dan’s Tulsa show a party for Walter, total fan delight

On a night when country star Jason Aldean got all the headlines for playing in Tulsa, his first gig since

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June 23, 2017 1960s / 1970s / 1980s / country music / jerry jeff walker / lists / music / Tracey Ullman

These 12 songs would be on my all-time best, definitive, ultimate CD

I haven’t been able to run this week because of some heel pain, so I decided to revisit a blog

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