I discovered Shawn Phillips as a teenager.
I promptly fell madly teenager in love.
I still love his music. I listened to the first three albums, all of which I own but was not playing, a couple of evenings ago. Streaming happens now. I took Mark to see him in 1978 at the Gutherie Theatre. He'd never heard of him. Not his thing. We went again to the new Guthrie, in I think 2010. Hair was short, face was older and the voice range wasn't as wide. He remained a niche artist. I told Mark if he had walked up to me and said let's go see the world, I would have gone! I think that may be part of why the guy doesn't like his music. That teenage infatuation evaporated long ago, but I always feel nostalgic when I listen to the music. The same with the Moody Blues, I was lucky to see them in concert, too. This is the whole album, Second Contribution. Listen if you want, at least to the first song. He does do scat, which Mark really doesn't like.
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I love the Moody Blues...this other guy not so much.
Far Side, 😄. We all have our own interests. My youthful self in my old body still loves his music. I thought a lot of Justin Hayward, too! I’m listening to Jim Croce right now.
Nice! I can listen and leave you a comment at the same time. I can see why you love this guy. There is just nothing like this in today's world. Music is so different now.
No, there isn't, Lori. As a musician and painter yourself you know art (music) is subjective.
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