David HinckleyBig Dan Castellano: Sometimes Nice Guys Don’t Finish LastOne of the things local newspapers could do, back not so long ago when local newspapers were a community’s primary communication platform…6 min read·5 days ago----
David HinckleyDuane Eddy: A Few Bumps, But 40 Miles Of Mostly Good RoadBefore Duane Allman, there was Duane Eddy.6 min read·May 3, 2024--1--1
David HinckleyRIP Carl Erskine, Who Was So Much More Than a Bounced CurveballIt would be reassuring to think the Brooklyn Dodgers will never fade from history, since love ’em or hate ’em they played out one of…7 min read·Apr 17, 2024----
David HinckleyFrogman Henry and a Fan From LiverpoolSometime in mid-1961, a 20-year-old music fan in Liverpool bought a 45 rpm copy of Clarence “Frogman” Henry’s “But I Do.”5 min read·Apr 16, 2024--1--1
David HinckleyLouis Gossett Jr. and the Fine Art of Stealing the Show. Sir, Yes Sir!Bill Gallo, the late sports cartoonist for the New York Daily News, told a story about his World War II experience in the Marine Corps that…5 min read·Mar 31, 2024----
David HinckleyThe $700,000 Man and the Joy Of All Things RandomWho doesn’t love an indecipherable story involving an eye-catching sum of money?4 min read·Mar 26, 2024--1--1
David HinckleySometimes You Just Write Off the Hundred Dollars“Well here I am and there they go7 min read·Mar 19, 2024--1--1
David HinckleyIf Eric Carmen Didn’t Go All the Way, He Went Far Enough to Liven Up the RadioEric Carmen created a great radio record at a time when the music biz wasn’t quite sure what a great radio record should be any more.6 min read·Mar 13, 2024----
David HinckleySteve Lawrence Just Sang. For 66 Years.If you were not looking for the best pop singer of the 20th century — Ella, Frank, Bing, Billie, etc. — but the quintessential pop singer…4 min read·Mar 8, 2024--4--4
David HinckleyTake a Sad Song and Make It Better: The Brian Wilson VersionAbout 20 minutes after the death of Brian Wilson’s wife Melinda on Jan. 30, his family asked a court to place the 81-year-old musical icon…8 min read·Feb 22, 2024--4--4