I thought I'd post some music for today in honor of David Crosby
whose passing really made us sad for an era of music that is fading
away.
May he rest in peace.
In case you're interested in Mount Tamalpais, here is a link to some info.
downtown and a film
57 minutes ago
Tamalpais - that's a real "Dharma Bums mountain"! I remember seeing Mr Crosby and Mr Nash in concert in London back in the 70s. The music was well performed as you'd expect but Crosby looked as though he'd rather have been somewhere else and Nash seemed rather embarrassed about it.
ReplyDeleteJohn-- I didn't know that Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac had hiked Tamalpais. Wow, that just made my day! I love it.
DeleteI saw Crosby Stills and Nash at the Fillmore East in New York in 1969. I wish I could remember the show, but it was so very long ago. I do remember loving their music.
Thanks Robin. They had such a distinctive sound. I love this. So many good musicians and people leaving the planet in the last year. I can't help but think they have the right idea, given what we are facing. I've become quite sentimental about my past, and the rich era I have lived in. I never thought I would.
ReplyDeleteDr Mad Fish-- We did come of age in a time of such fine music and lyrics. I will always be grateful for that. I am also sentimental about the past and the dreams we had.
DeleteHe was a somewhat controversial artist, but a talented one certainly.
ReplyDeleteBeatrice-- He was definitely controversial, but a very talented musician and songwriter.
DeleteGood choice of music. I've started my day off right thanks to you. Happy Weekend.
ReplyDeleteAlly Bean-- I am so glad you liked this music. Happy Weekend to you too!
DeleteYes, we enjoyed great music in our day. Beautiful melodies combined with often meaningful lyrics. Women who belted out songs with powerful voices. Guitar playing that grew ever more creative.
ReplyDeleteThe mountain is magnificent! It's very interesting how many different ecosystems it hosts.
Ccorax
CCorax-- We were so lucky to have come of age in a time of such great music and beautiful lyrics. Enriching in every way.
DeleteOn all of our journeys south to the beach house or to see my mom, we passed this mountain every time. On our next trip, if we ever take one again, I'm going to wave hello to all the souls who walked here.
I have never heard that one before. I always loved the harmonies and guitars in his music. One of my favorites is Helplessly Hoping.
ReplyDeleteEllenD-- I also love Helplessly Hoping. Thank you so much for reminding me of that. I'm going to listen to it now!
DeleteDefinitely one of the most influential musicians during my lifetime!
ReplyDeleteSteve-- He really was quite a musician.
DeleteThanks for a sweet memory. There is still his music.
ReplyDeleteBarbara-- Yes, there is still his music. We're grateful for that.
DeleteI've been listening to his music since his passing. Great stuff, and yes, a sadness that a musical era is coming to and end.
ReplyDeleteTara-- He was such a fine musician and song-writer. We will always have that.
DeleteSplendid harmonies. It makes one sad when one contemplates the hip hop and rap trash that seems to dominate popular music today.
ReplyDeleteCatalyst-- I was thinking that same thing about the music today. Will it be so loved 50 years from now the way the music of the 60s is loved?
Deletethat is such a great album
ReplyDeleteGidgetBlueSky-- It really is such a great album. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
DeleteYes, an era is passing away. I felt so nostalgic when I saw he'd died. Thank you for the song.
ReplyDelete37paddington--Yes, nostalgic. That's what I felt too. An era is passing away. We sigh and cry.
DeleteAll these commenters with dim memories of something that happened - as far as I'm concerned - a coupla days ago. The so-called innocents got the last laugh, anyway, since I'm sure that same policeman would have subsequently turned Ol' Tricky Dick away from the White House, had he realised he'd left his toilet bag behind.
ReplyDeleteYou want history? How about the Korean War with the Chinese soldiers blowing their bugles before marching to their slaughter. And photos of US marines wrapped in what seemed like strips of blanket, shuddering in the cold, trying to extract whatever warmth they could from a rapidly cooling cup of cawfee.
When I worked in the US - from 1965 to 1972 which must seem like the Dark Ages to your commenters - I picked up an anecdote from a Korean War vet which effectively illustrates the wastefulness of war. In retreat (and there was a lot of that in Korea) the US marines didn't bother taking their carbines with them. Instead they formed them into a small pyamid and stuck a thermite grenade in the middle. In effect, melting the guns into a solid lump of metal.
Of course, I could reminisce about WW2 but I guess that might confuse many readers. Believing that dinosaurs roamed Europe in those days. Live long enough and one ceases to be a credible human being and becomes a fuzzy outline in history.
I was born in 1935, some time before Jefferson Airplane flew. Who was top of the pops then? Ray Noble and his Orchestra (Al Bowlly the vocal) doing Isle of Capri. I've heard Bowlly, a sort of non-Austrian yodeller, not my cup of tea. Fortunately there was another bright spot that year: Fred Astaire with Cheek to cheek. In my dotage I still sing that when I break off from Schubert. Especially:
... and the cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak....
Forgive these toothless mumbles from t'other sie of The Pond