Olive Branches to Jeff Carter, & Robert Wheeler

[Bill Fite]

3 hours ago, Cliff Varnell said:

 

Yeah, that's the other one that makes me believe one of two things:

* Parsons wrote or at least cowrote Wild Horses and Honky Tonk Women when he was hanging around with the Stones.

* Richards is able to channel the Parsons sound at will - but why didn't he write more like this?  They are a lot different than other Stones country influenced songs -- Dear Doctor for example.  But Richards is really talented and liked Gram so he probably would have given him a writing credit.

If I ever see Chris Hillman, I'd like to hear his opinion.

Edited March 18, 2021 by Bill Fite

[W. Niederhut]

7 hours ago, Bill Fite said:

Yeah, that's the other one that makes me believe one of two things:

* Parsons wrote or at least cowrote Wild Horses and Honky Tonk Women when he was hanging around with the Stones.

* Richards is able to channel the Parsons sound at will - but why didn't he write more like this?  They are a lot different than other Stones country influenced songs -- Dear Doctor for example.  But Richards is really talented and liked Gram so he probably would have given him a writing credit.

If I ever see Chris Hillman, I'd like to hear his opinion.

      In the recent Netflix documentary about the Rolling Stones' Latin American tour, Keith Richards talked at length about writing Honky Tonk Woman with Mick when they were both on vacation at a rural hacienda in Brazil back in the 60s.

      Hard to believe that Keith would have invented that detailed anecdote.

[Steve Thomas]

I like Peter Gabriel. (seriously, I do.)

I like the keyboard player better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iX92QRybGQ

Steve Thomas

[Ron Bulman]

10 hours ago, Steve Thomas said:

I like Peter Gabriel. (seriously, I do.)

I like the keyboard player better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iX92QRybGQ

Steve Thomas

Didn't he play on a couple of the Monkey's songs?

[Ron Bulman]

So many Stones references recently.  I wanted to watch my favorite DVD, Hamptons Virginia 1981.  Missing remote, grandkids per wife on phone.  So I'll share from the internet.

And the staged Keith taking down the fan with his axe to save Mick amongst the balloons.  Going right back to playing, only missed a few notes.

 

[Cory Santos]

On 3/17/2021 at 10:09 PM, Cliff Varnell said:

 

Cliff is your phone on?

[Cliff Varnell]

 

[W. Niederhut]

      Given the tragic events this month in Atlanta, Boulder, Virginia Beach, and elsewhere, here's a prescient punk/New Wave classic, written by David Byrne, with assistance on the French lyrics from fellow RISD alum Tina Weymouth.

     (I was living in Providence in '77 when the Talking Heads released their first album.)

 

[Ron Bulman]

So many classics on this list.  Here's number 98.  Way lower than it should be.

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 - Wikipedia

 

[Ron Bulman]

I was actually looking for something a little more uplifting and found this by Hoyt Axton, whose mother wrote...