remembering-the-artists-we-love
Rest in Peace, Ray Price…
A popular country legend has died. Rest in Peace, Ray Price…
On Sunday afternoon, I was watching a movie on CMT when I noticed a banner across the bottom of the screen that read that country legend Ray Price had died at age 87. I immediately remembered his crossover country pop hit from 1970, “For the Good Times”, which I had heard many times over the years. I posted about Price’s death on […]
Davy Jones 1945-2012
Before he was a Monkee, a teenaged Davy Jones originated the role of the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver!, and even landed himself a Tony nomination when he played the role on Broadway in 1963. But he’ll best be remembered for creating a different kind of role: a model for virtual life-long teen idol-dom. Like all boy bands, the made-for-TV Monkees were an easy target for the scorn of an increasingly […]
Whitney Houston 1963-2012
A few years ago, I was having a conversation with a woman at work about Whitney Houston. I had just heard news that she was in the studio working on the album that would eventually be released as I Look To You in 2009. It had been more than half a decade since she’d released a new album, and a full decade since she’d had a bona fide hit. I was excited. […]