Lady Antebellum I am always amazed when people feel they know all about my musical background. If we never sat down and discussed specific aspects about my education and career achievements, it is safe to assume you really have no clue. When I started learning music in high school, diversity was not a musical goal.Read More
Author: Edward Reid
Might Be A Good Idea
Sam Smith Please pardon the cliché, but this past month I have experienced many “ups and downs“. The “ups” involve this blog as I took advantage of two opportunities to work on my music historian skills with posts about Johnny Winter and James Brown respectively. The “downs” have been dealing with the deaths of twoRead More
A Fitting Tribute to the Godfather
James Brown This has been a good week for me. Everything has lead up to last weekend’s release of the James Brown biopic Get on up. I have been looking forward to this movie for several months now, and here I was preparing to finally see this major film event. I easily have that opinionRead More
Johnny Was Good!
Johnny Winter Do you remember Chuck Berry’s hit song Johnny B. Goode? I’m sure most of you reading this post have heard it before as it is considered one of the most popular songs of all time. The third verse of that song really sums up the life and career of this week’s featured artistRead More
On Common Ground
Linkin Park As I approach the 200th post of Weekly Music Commentary I have had the privilege of featuring some of the best bands of our day. I must say there is something special about a band. The term band can refer to a variety of musical units but this week I am referring toRead More
Laughter is the Music of Life
Weird Al Yankovic “There is a form of laughter that springs from the heart, heard every day in the merry voice of childhood, the expression of a laughter — loving spirit that defies analysis by the philosopher, which has nothing rigid or mechanical in it, and totally without social significance. Bubbling spontaneously from the heartRead More
Musical Laws of Attraction
Tank Several years ago I capitalized on an opportunity that arose to promote music for an independent record company. It was a wonderful experience and I got the chance to meet many more folks in the radio and music industries. Always interesting was the interaction with non-industry music buyers; those who just voiced their opinionRead More