by Kevin Burton I have never seen a picture of Buddy Holly without his thick glasses, but I never have pondered whether he was legally blind until now. He probably was not, by the way, though he had poor vision. More about that in a bit. This comes up today on the …
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Rock Music Followed Where Fats Domino Led
by Kevin Burton There is a case to be made for Fats Domino as the main creator of rock and roll, but he rarely gets that credit, or even gets into that conversation. Yesterday we began to look at why that might be, what causes rock historians to not give him full credit …
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Domino Overlooked, Ain’t That A Shame?
by Kevin Burton The best song I didn’t fit into my Flying Colors series about songs with a color in the title is “Blueberry Hill” by Fats Domino. This is not the first time he has been overlooked. His “Blue Monday” did make number 6 on my list, so I didn’t ignore him …
American Pie Is Timeless, Its Author Is 75
by Kevin Burton “American Pie,” is arguably the best pop song of the 70s. Don McLean wrote and performed that song. Today is his birthday. One of the great worldwide parlor games is to try to figure out exactly what McLean meant by his lyrics. Spoiler alert: you won’t learn his meanings here. …
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