by Kevin Burton I guess there’s a reason why melody and memory aren’t far apart in the dictionary. They go together like peas and porridge. And, for those who think there is something pejorative in the term “one-hit wonder,” well what about all those no-hit nobodies? We’re all doing our best then, …
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Karen Carpenter, Born 72 Years Ago Today
by Kevin Burton No rock and roll artist discussion can make me more happy, but at the same time more sad and more angry than that of Karen Carpenter. None of my other favorites, from Steely Dan to Gerry Rafferty, Motown to the Beatles, to Supertramp, Billy Joel, Elton John, Flans from Mexico, …
Alison Trelfa: At Home With The Music
by Kevin Burton The inside photo is the most evocative of the two that come with “Decades of Creation” an album by Alison Trelfa. That one shows her seated on a porch swing, holding her ukulele and smiling. That picture lets you know you’re at home with Alison Trelfa, who is at home …
Discovering The Music Of Alison Trelfa
by Kevin Burton Alison Trelfa can’t recall a time without music. You could say music filled the world surrounding her as a girl, to paraphrase one of her favorite songs. On weekends home from the Royal Victoria School for the Blind, Trelfa would usually spend the Saturday at rehearsals for her mother’s …
Wish I Could Talk Baseball With Costas
by Kevin Burton Surely you’ve read some anecdotes about a kid who was treated badly by one of his sports heroes. Famous people are just people with a job in the public eye. They are not some publicity photo come to life. So they have foul moods and some of them are generally …
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