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David Hinckley

David Hinckley

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Jul 9

Rex Reed, Gene Shalit and Why Movie Critics Maybe Once Mattered a Little More

Long long ago, and by that I mean more than 20 years, a fairly small handful of recognizable movie critics played a modest but real role in…

Rex Reed, Gene Shalit and Why Movie Critics Maybe Once Mattered a Little More

David Hinckley

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Jul 2

A ‘250 Years of American Music’ Birthday Concert Would Be Wonderful and Unlikely

I was not chagrined when the “Freedom 250” concert, the musical event originally announced as part of America’s 250th anniversary…

A ‘250 Years of American Music’ Birthday Concert Would Be Wonderful and Unlikely

David Hinckley

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Jun 23

Clive Davis Had a Fine Ear, and He Knew It

Clive Davis clearly loved the world of a rich and famous music industry godfather, which he was.

Clive Davis Had a Fine Ear, and He Knew It

David Hinckley

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May 26

Late-Night TV Just May Not Be Our Glass of Warm Milk Any More

The last few minutes of Stephen Colbert’s final show Tuesday reminded us why, in the olden days, late-night TV felt like something more of…

Late-Night TV Just May Not Be Our Glass of Warm Milk Any More

David Hinckley

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Apr 29

In the Beginning, Nedra Talley Ross Was a Ronette

The first time my teenage guy buddies and I saw a picture of the Ronettes, our reaction could best be summarized as “Jesus!”

In the Beginning, Nedra Talley Ross Was a Ronette

David Hinckley

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Apr 20

Hall of Fame to Ed Sullivan: You Rock, Dude

My favorite Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee this year is an easy call: Ed Sullivan.

Hall of Fame to Ed Sullivan: You Rock, Dude

David Hinckley

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Apr 12

Bob Law Wanted To Elevate the Black Community. Radio Was One of His Ladders.

Bob Law came from and saw no reason ever to leave a world in which people who broadcast on the radio involve themselves in the everyday…

Bob Law Wanted To Elevate the Black Community. Radio Was One of His Ladders.

David Hinckley

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Apr 9

‘When I’m Gone’: Phil Ochs, Half a Century Later

If you remember or know the topical songs that helped define folk music through the last half of the 20th century, you are familiar with…

‘When I’m Gone’: Phil Ochs, Half a Century Later

David Hinckley

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Apr 8

‘The Count of Monte Cristo,’ Chuck Norris and the Coexistence of Justice and Revenge

In one of those random cosmic coincidences, PBS’s Masterpiece Theater began showing the latest adaptation of Alexander Dumas’s classic…

‘The Count of Monte Cristo,’ Chuck Norris and the Coexistence of Justice and Revenge

David Hinckley

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Mar 25

The Brothers Brigati: Harmony That Somehow Kinda Worked Out

If you ever wanted to tell the story of how the popular music world works — not a lurid fantasy about unimaginable excess or a dark descent…

The Brothers Brigati: Harmony That Somehow Kinda Worked Out

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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