Friday, September 30, 2011

Burt Bachrach, Angie Dickinson



Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson did a really cool Martini & Rossi commercial back in the 1970s. I've never fogotten it. I love Burt Bachrach! I've been playing a song on the piano, WALK ON BY, which is one of his big hits. I also got a Burt Bachrach vinyl record from the 70s with that song, which was made famous by Dionne Warwick. Anyway, I'm remembering all this because of Angie Dickinson's 80th birthday today. Rock on Angie, and Rock on Burt!!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Hello again 2011


It's been really a while since my last post, so I figured it was time for an update. Musical projects in the past year included playing as a side man in the Ed Buller Mountain Ramblers as well as contributing to a UMOUR.org musical project called SUPERSPIES. It'll be out soon. Overall, as I age I still love the old Java stuff, but the force of gravity seems to be pulling me toward country and old folk. I know it's trendy to do roots music, but it's also a good bastion for grayer musicians to avoid looking ridiculous.


Also on the radar, I'd recomment reading Keith Richards' book LIFE to anyone who's into the Rolling Stones.


I'm also rediscovering the trendy "OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU" soundtrack and am currently infatuated with Emmy Lou Harris, the Carter Family, and singin old songs. Part of JAVA is also really into solo jazz piano standards too so I'm all over the place.


Musically, look for more MP3 Versions of JAVA tunes to be posted soon, including a great side project from the 1990s called the RIPE. Rock on.