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David Hinckley

In a Kris Kristofferson Song, a Hard Life Never Made You a Loser

Let’s just say Kris Kristofferson didn’t have the typical country music resume.

6d ago

In a Kris Kristofferson Song, a Hard Life Never Made You a Loser

6d ago

David Hinckley

Remembering When Country Music Was ‘Hillbilly’ — And Was Great

I’m here today for two reasons, and the first is to say a few kind words about Gid Tanner’s Skillet Lickers, Charlie Poole’s North…

Sep 29

Remembering When Country Music Was ‘Hillbilly’ — And Was Great

Sep 29

David Hinckley

Among So Many Other Good Things, Maggie Smith Looked Her Age

Of the many good professional decisions that Dame Maggie Smith made in her life, one of the best was skipping plastic surgery.

Sep 28

Among So Many Other Good Things, Maggie Smith Looked Her Age

Sep 28

David Hinckley

Tommy Cash: Walking the Line WhenYour Brother Is Johnny

The Major League Baseball record for most home runs by two brothers is 768. Hank Aaron had 755 and Tommie Aaron had 13.

Sep 17

Tommy Cash: Walking the Line WhenYour Brother Is Johnny

Sep 17

David Hinckley

Then There Was the Time James Earl Jones Couldn’t Find His Voice

It was four days after Christmas 1993 and James Earl Jones was saying he couldn’t get his voice to do what he wanted it to do.

Sep 12

Then There Was the Time James Earl Jones Couldn’t Find His Voice

Sep 12

David Hinckley

Making Music is the Important Part. Documenting It is Not Nothing.

There are people who listen to music and then there are people who are obsessed with knowing everything about the music to which they are…

Sep 9

Making Music is the Important Part. Documenting It is Not Nothing.

Sep 9

David Hinckley

Jimmy Webb’s Wichita Lineman Almost Didn’t Make It To the Line

(Prelude: On March 11, 2020, I talked to Jimmy Webb in advance of his scheduled appearance at the Long Island music club My Father’s Place…

Aug 18

Jimmy Webb’s Wichita Lineman Almost Didn’t Make It To the Line

Aug 18

David Hinckley

Another Radio Story Ends: WCBS-AM Is Leaving Home, Bye-Bye

Like newspapers, magazines and television, the radio biz has scratched its head for a couple of decades about how to remain relevant in a…

Aug 14

Another Radio Story Ends: WCBS-AM Is Leaving Home, Bye-Bye

Aug 14

David Hinckley

’60s Folk Music? Terri Thal Was in the Rooms Where It Happened

Terri Thal’s My Greenwich Village: Dave, Bob and Me offers another valuable informed reflection on the handful of years in the early 1960’s…

Aug 8

’60s Folk Music? Terri Thal Was in the Rooms Where It Happened

Aug 8

David Hinckley

Maurice Williams: The Simple World of Hits and the Complex World of Covers

The late Maurice Williams provided ammunition to those who scorned early rock ’n’ roll as kind of simplistic.

Aug 8

Maurice Williams: The Simple World of Hits and the Complex World of Covers

Aug 8

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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