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Bonus Monday Video – More on Buddy Holly

Monday, December 23, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Rounding out Buddy Holly Monday, here are Dion, Graham Nash, Paul McCartney, and Ronnie Wood talking about the legendary Lubbock, Texas artist. Dion talks about time spent with Holly and sings “Rave On”. Nash talks about and plays Holly’s guitar, crooning “Peggy Sue”. McCartney and Wood dissect and perform “Peggy Sue”.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Holly, Dion, Graham Nash, Paul McCartney, Ronnie Wood

Monday Morning Video – Abraham, Martin, and John

Monday, January 16, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Originally recorded by Dion in 1968, this song has taken on a life of its own. Here are some classic performances, courtesy of Ray Charles, Emmylou Harris, and Dion.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Dion, Emmylou Harris, Ray Charles

SXSW 2016 – The Scene

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,200 bands and more than 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Arkells, Avett Brothers, Dion, Elephant Stone, George Clinton, George Strait, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Vaughan, Leon Russell, Library Voices, Loretta Lynn, Ray Benson, Sam Outlaw, Terra Lightfoot, The Trews, The Wet Secrets, Whitney Rose

Celebrating the Rock Hall of Fame: Night One

Monday, November 02, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Tom Hanks may have kicked things off with a hearty “Hail Hail Rock and Roll,” but it was the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis (HoF inaugural class of 1986) who got the party started. The 74-year old was clearly showing his age yet still showed his spark as he knocked out a healthy version of “Whole […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, News, Pop, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Art Garfunkel, Bonnie Raitt, CSN, David Crosby, Dion, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Little Anthony, Paul Simon, Rock Hall of Fame; Jerry Lee Lewis, Simon and Garfunkel, Stephen Stills

A Few Words from Dion

Monday, January 19, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

I’m one of those poor stiffs working today as the United States celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. That doesn’t mean, however, that I can’t honor the moment with the legendary Dion DiMucci performing his classic “Abraham, Martin and John”.

Filed Under: News, Pop, Videos Tagged With: Dion, New York City

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