Kate Bush

"Hounds of Love" is a great album. I never realized that she was inspired by the 1957 film "Night of the Demon", even though I knew there was some old movie dialog in the HoL track. Here's a pretty nice mash-up.

Halloween 2009

Halloween is always a busy time around here. Carving pumpkins (my favorite part), giving out treats to the neighborhood kids (after sampling the candy for purity), and watching some Halloween classics (The Exorcist and The Ghost Goes Gear). Happy Halloween!

Mike Bloomfield

There's not much live footage of this seminal 1960s rock-blues guitarist. Here's "Messin' With the Kid", which looks like it was filmed using a 16mm camera aimed right at the TV!

Terry Reid

Supposedly Terry Reid was Jimmy Page's first choice for vocalist in Led Zepplin.

Zal Yanovsky

Lead guitarist for the Lovin' Spoonful, he was the spark-plug for the band as evidenced in this clip from "The Big TNT Show" (1966).

John Coltrane

I'm not a huge jazz fan, but I can listen to Miles Davis or John Coltrane anytime. Coltrane had a crack band when he performed "My Favorite Things" in 1961.

Tim Buckley

There's plenty of good clips of Tim Buckley on YouTube, like this version of Fred Neil's "Dolphins", but I'd never seen this one of him performing "Pleasant Street" before.

Smokey Robinson

One of the greatest songwriters on the 1960s and '70s, he was also an incredibly soulful singer.

Jim Morrison

An out-take from the "Morrison Hotel" cover shoot, 1969.

Neil Young

March, 1974.

Jeff Beck

Ca. 1966.

Gillian Welch

One of the finest singer-songwriters in America.
"My First Lover" and "I Wanna Sing That Rock and Roll" with her perfect foil, David Rawlings.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

This picture is probably from the '50s. She not only sang amazing gospel, but she could really rock the guitar. Take a look at "Up Above My Head" for proof.

Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps

A still from the 1956 film "The Girl Can't Help It"

Elvis Costello

Ca. 1978.

David Bowie

From 1975. I can't quite read the label on the guitar. Hagstrom maybe?


Here he is playing it on "The Midnight Special" in '75:

Fred Neil

Ca. 1965?

Rod Stewart

Ca. 1965.

The Who

From 1967. Looks like Keith walked into a door...

Son House

Backstage, Newport Folk Festival, 1964.

Onstage, undated photo.

Columbus Day Special

Two pictures today:

Frank Sinatra with Dean Martin.

Nancy Sinatra.

Roy Buchanan

Ca. 1975.

The Stanley Brothers

Ca. 1964. Ralph on banjo, Carter on guitar.

Muddy Waters

Ca. 1966?

Tony Joe White

Ca. 1969.

Musical People

Pictures of people who make music.
Unknown street musician, Macon, Georgia - 1973

A Trip to the Attic 004

A Christmas Song.

Happy Birthday Ned!

From Cinema Arts, September 1937. Eyebrows by Sharpie of Hollywood.

A Trip to the Attic 003

Random pulls from the archives.

From Chrysler Owners Magazine 9/52:



Is it naive or outsider art? I call it fan art. From The Morgan Horse 3/52:



Webcor! From US News and World Report 12/5/58:



Scary text, cool illo, from US News and World Report 12/5/58:



Living too near Vanadium Corp testing facility perhaps? From US News and World Report 12/5/58:

Hello Sweet Heart!

The legendary Johnson-Smith Catalog. I found a hard-cover edition (from 1947) at an antique mall last weekend.



Some random page scans. Sorry about the paper browning, but that's what it looks like. Page 156 has an ad for the Flutophone, the first musical instrument I ever played. I scoff at the poor, pathetic Tonette players. "Wait in the wings", I say, "until the first-string Flutophones have had their solos"!



The Magic Nose Flute! Reference: "Lather" by Jefferson Airplane, Crown of Creation lp, 1968.







Somewhat politically incorrect page ahead; turning eggs into a big "snake" is strictly verboten for many religious groups!