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Big Geez is a retiree who takes time off from trimming his ear hair to write about music -- occasionally writing reviews, but most often using his regular music feature, Retro Redux, to share his opinions about how something resonates with his memories and those of his generation. You can read more of his faux pearls of wisdom at the Geezer Music Club.
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He was hard-drinking and loved to party, irascible at times but charming when he wanted to be.
If you're a little new to the world of grassroots country music, you won't go down the wrong road with this...
It would be a real shame to get so caught up in disparaging his move to the pop side that we forget...
McLean was very active in the jazz world during the bebop and post-bop period, although he's not as well known today...
I'm not basing this conclusion on any type of scientific evidence, but it's just one of those things that sounds right...
If you're brave or open-minded enough to pursue reading in spite of your conventional mental image of Lawrence Welk, I congratulate you.
It seems to me that there have always been actors I like to call "Mr. Smirky".
Overall, a good effort for a debut album, and if you're a fan of Brazilian jazz, it’s well worth a listen.
Every kid had a favorite star and mine was always Leonard Slye — better known as Roy Rogers, the "King Of The Cowboys".
When the idea of a jazz concert in Carnegie Hall first came up in late 1937, it actually wasn't...
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