Saturday, January 31, 2026

Buddy Holly & The Crickets "Oh Boy!" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Februrary 3 will bring yet another anniversary of "the Day the Music Died," when Buddy Holly, along with the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, died in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, Iowa.

Holly had a huge influence on the British Invasion bands, particularly the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Kinks. The Lubbock, Texas singer and songwriter was once seen as one of the giants of early rock and roll, but around 1990, that changed. I suspect reverse racism, as not only was Holly white, but he sounded "white," unlike Elvis Presley. 

You can't hate the media enough.

But Holly was a giant, who wrote many of his hits, which became expected of rock artists once the Beatles and Bob Dylan became superstars. 

Dylan, by the way, saw Holly perform in Minnesota on the tour that brought him to his last gig in Iowa.

Here's Holly and the Crickets on the Ed Sullivan Show singing "Oh Boy!"

 

Friday, January 30, 2026

Monday, January 26, 2026

'Frey and Walz are making it worse': Chad Wolf on armed man shot in Minneapolis

The mayor of Minneapolis and the governor of Minnesota are telling the already unhinged in our society to challenge armed law enforcement officers.

Plenty can go wrong--and has.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Mumford & Sons - Winter Winds

Here's a fun song about winter from Mumford & Sons. As for the video, it's good, but winter in England is a lot different that winter in the Midwest, where I live.

I mean, where is the snow?

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Monday, January 19, 2026

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Van Morrison, Steve Winwood - Fire In The Belly (Official Audio)

Here's a love song with a wintery feel. Well, this tune, from Van Morrisson's Duets-Reworking the Catalogue, mentions January and February, I'm not sure how much this song is about winter.

Joining the Belfast Cowboy on "Fire in the Belly" is Steve Winwood. 

Oh, Northern Ireland got a sizeable snowfall this week.


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