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David Hinckley

Garth Hudson Preferred Speaking Music to Speaking, Say, English

When I get my rock ’n’ roll time machine, one stop will be New Year’s Eve 1971 at New York’s Academy of Music, where The Band was wrapping…

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Garth Hudson Preferred Speaking Music to Speaking, Say, English

4h ago

Sam Moore & the Life That Will Test a Man’s Soul

Over seven decades in show biz, Sam Moore stepped to a microphone thousands of times to promise he was “Comin’ to ya / On a dusty road.”

Jan 13

Sam Moore & the Life That Will Test a Man’s Soul

Jan 13

Peter Yarrow Waved Off Peter, Paul and Mary’s Critics

Like his singing mates Mary Travers and Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow knew that in some musical quarters, Peter, Paul & Mary were…

Jan 12

Peter Yarrow Waved Off Peter, Paul and Mary’s Critics

Jan 12

Bob Dylan’s Not a Complete Unknown, But He’s Still Working on It

When Robert Zimmerman arrived in New York from Hibbing, Minnesota, in 1961, he began creating a public persona under the name Bob Dylan.

Dec 31, 2024

Bob Dylan’s Not a Complete Unknown, But He’s Still Working on It

Dec 31, 2024

When Christmas Music, Which is Good, Hits Notes That Are Bad

While over-the-air radio stations may be an endangered species these days, it’s fair to say that come December every year in New York…

Dec 13, 2024

When Christmas Music, Which is Good, Hits Notes That Are Bad

Dec 13, 2024

The Rolling Stones Are Now Selling Perfume. As They Say These Days, Let’s Unpack That.

In addition to a sizeable stack of Rolling Stones CDs, LPs and 45 rpm singles, I own several Rolling Stones T-shirts.

Dec 5, 2024

The Rolling Stones Are Now Selling Perfume. As They Say These Days, Let’s Unpack That.

Dec 5, 2024

Marshall Brickman: Creator of Annie Hall and ‘Jersey Boys,’ Player of the Banjo

Marshall Brickman, not alone, accepted the hard truth that being known primarily as a banjo player rarely takes you to the top of the…

Dec 2, 2024

Marshall Brickman: Creator of Annie Hall and ‘Jersey Boys,’ Player of the Banjo

Dec 2, 2024

Barbara Dane Was Definitely Not In It For the Money

From 1976 to 1988, radio station WKCR at New York’s Columbia University carried “Cowboy Joe’s Radio Ranch,” a show on which host Paul Aaron…

Nov 10, 2024

Barbara Dane Was Definitely Not In It For the Money

Nov 10, 2024

From Michael and Frank to the Delta, Quincy Jones Was a Musical Octopus

Quincy Jones, who died Sunday after 91 remarkably accomplished years, was known for, among many other things, his musical sophistication.

Nov 8, 2024

From Michael and Frank to the Delta, Quincy Jones Was a Musical Octopus

Nov 8, 2024

One More Old Guy Eulogizes One More Print Newspaper

It’s not a good look to help create a problem and then complain about it.

Nov 6, 2024

One More Old Guy Eulogizes One More Print Newspaper

Nov 6, 2024

David Hinckley

David Hinckley

David Hinckley wrote for the New York Daily News for 35 years. Now he drives his wife crazy by randomly quoting Bob Dylan and “Casablanca.”

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