Saturday, June 30, 2018

 

Bob Darden, writer

I loved this piece about Elvis by Bob Darden, which appears in the Dallas Morning News this weekend.  Elvis was never a big part of my life or musical consciousness; he seemed a peripheral figure in the time and places I was plugged into music. That's largely, though, because I am ignorant of influences. I didn't know when I was hearing echoes of his voice.

Bob refers to a Johnny Cash version of Hurt, which is one of my favorites:



# posted by Mark Osler @ 12:00 AM
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You might enjoy this Johnny Cash album released this spring. His poetry set to music and preformed by many amazing artists. https://www.npr.org/2018/04/07/600231900/just-as-true-johnny-cash-s-poems-set-to-music-for-new-album

# posted by Blogger Christine : 7:47 AM
 
Bob Darden: the best.
# posted by Blogger Megan Willome : 8:17 AM
 
Agree!
# posted by Blogger JillScoggins : 9:04 PM
 
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