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Buddy Miller on songwriting (and other musical topics).
https://youtu.be/XmbuHsODERA?si=SCyPVZaMzT5pFS_o Three Girls and Their Buddy Shawn Colvin, Patti Griffin, Emmy Lou and Buddy Miller!    
Woodstock 1969, or 1967?
@bdp24 - Not often NRBQ gets a shout-out on A'gon. Underappreciated.  
Marianne Faithfull
RIP. Faithfull’s avatar had to have been a cat...she lived nine lives. With Hal Wilner producing her, she released memorable albums.      
Favorite Cover Album
@immatthewj - I need new glasses, or I'm becoming Emily Litella. I was starting to post the COVER of the Dead album Aoxomoxoa. Now that I've escaped this embarrassment--"never mind." @wharfy , now I don't feel so bad.   LOL...my mama always t... 
Bob Perkins dead at 91
Sorry to hear of his passing. I discovered him via the internet and would listen to him, here in NJ. He is very similar to another Bob-Bob Porter, who was on WBGO, and left us in 2021. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2021-04-10/bob-porter-eminent-prod... 
Favorite Cover Album
I need new glasses, or I'm becoming Emily Litella. I was starting to post the COVER of the Dead album Aoxomoxoa. Now that I've escaped this embarrassment--"never mind." The Beatles Second Album Nanci Griffith-Voices From Another Room Jennifer W... 
A great has died
RIP, Garth Hudson. I always play the beginning of this song loudly. https://youtu.be/ERuUgVxi6JM?si=zU_3sV99vi-_uNd2  
Favorite scream in rock?
Roger Daltrey-"Won't Get Fooled Again."    
Can I write a CD of random songs - without access to streaming?
@grislybutter - Can you get a CD burner to transfer your playlist from your computer?    
Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?
@tippydi -Perhaps it is, depending on one’s age and finances. I know many 20-somethings, and parents with teen/pre-teen children who love seeing the big stars, and sharing the experience. I enjoy their stories. At one point I went to many large-v... 
Best Covers
What a fun thread! Nanci Griffith has two albums of covers, with great musicians.  Other Voices, Other Rooms from 1993. Other Voices Too (A Trip to Bountiful) from 1998.  
Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?
@fthompson251 - Since you mentioned Ron Carter, check out the duet recordings he did with Houston Person. Chemistry Dialogue Now's the Time  
Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?
@fthompson251 Your query is one of the things I appreciate about the A’gon discussion board. Thanks for asking! Try Ray Charles. Genius + Soul = Jazz. Ray Charles' sound is readily accessible. Try Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. Stellar musicianshi... 
Jazz for aficionados
@mahgister - No apologies needed... It's this kind of cross pollination that leads to new types of music and enjoyment. FWIW, in March I'm going to see/listen to Stile Antico. https://www.stileantico.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94a... 
Which Jazz Artist’s Influenced your Musical Taste?
@toronto416 - Oscar Peterson School of Music at the The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto.