David HinckleyRIP Duke Fakir, Last of the Four Tops, Who Were Not Just a Same Old SongOne of the places I always wished I had been, besides at Yankee Stadium for the seventh game of the 1955 World Series, was riding in a car…3d ago13d ago1
David HinckleyRIP Bob Newhart, a Very Funny Man and an Underrated RevolutionaryWhen you think about the cultural revolutions of the last 60 or 70 years — and really, who doesn’t? — you may not immediately think of Bob…Jul 19Jul 19
David HinckleyOkay, Kids, Here’s the Blueprint for Selling Cookies, Sex and SweatI’m not sure how the conversation would have gone if David Liederman, Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Richard Simmons had met for coffee.Jul 152Jul 152
David HinckleyRIP Jeremy Tepper, Who Knew It’s the Music That Matters, Not What It’s Called.The tragic death of music producer and musician Jeremy Tepper earlier this month called to mind a conversation several years ago in a…Jun 291Jun 291
David HinckleyKinky Friedman Didn’t Always Sell, But He Sure Could WriteI once trailed Kinky Friedman into a cigar store in midtown Manhattan. Few aromas in the world are more vile than cigar smoke, but few…Jun 28Jun 28
David HinckleyLove Him Or Hate Him, Donald Sutherland Was Just Doing His JobMost “character actors” go by the second name of “That Guy.”Jun 24Jun 24
David HinckleyWillie Mays and What Happens When You’re That GoodThe first person I ever personally heard say anything unflattering about Willie Mays was my mother.Jun 192Jun 192
David HinckleyBefore ‘Mary Poppins,’ He Wrote a Pretty Good Rock ’n’ Roll SongOne-hit wonders have always been a charming, amusing and occasionally poignant subplot in modern popular music. From the Penguins’s “Earth…Jun 62Jun 62
David HinckleyBill Walton: The Glory of What Was and the Frustration of What Wasn’tFor you younger folks to understand the impact of Bill Walton on basketball a half century ago, think Caitlin Clark.May 28May 28
David HinckleySpider John Koerner and the SilkenWeb of 1960s Folk MusicAnother piece of 1960s Bleecker Street faded into the mist Saturday with the death of “Spider” John Koerner.May 19May 19