By Bob Deakin ( continued ) In 1972, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) sued The Hollies for copyright infringement,...

By Bob Deakin I recently watched a documentary about The Hollies . While I’m not their biggest fan, I bought their records in the 80s...

I’m into music as much as anyone but concerts have always been a challenge. They all seem the same and silly when you step back and listen.

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By Bob Deakin This one’s different. There hasn’t been a Happy Father's Day in Connecticut in a few years, but now Mother’s Day rings...

By Bob Deakin The power of the hands-clasped walk cannot be underestimated. After thousands of years of humans using a hands-clasped walk...

By Bob Deakin I didn’t think anyone could make an album this good again. Released in 1996 by the Anglo-Irish band, The High Llamas, Hawaii...

By Bob Deakin (Originally published for the Litchfield County Times) Paul Winter, founder and leader of the Paul Winter Consort , spends...

By Bob Deakin What are they doing in there? We’re all used to seeing parked cars everywhere, but remember when they used to be...

By Bob Deakin Thank you for coming back from last Friday! Let's keep going with Side B Woman’s Gotta Have It . Hello Isley Brothers. At...

By Bob Deakin What a pleasant surprise. At least the first half of the album. I can’t believe I never heard In The Pocket after all...

By Bob Deakin Leave it to John Coutinho . To remind you, John (JC) illustrated my book, Unruly Mix: Tales of Music, Artists, Misfits,...

By Bob Deakin All gas stations suck. Is it written into the business plan of every one of them that you neglect your business and make it...

By Bob Deakin My Virginia experience has been good so far, other than the blown transmission and end of the life of my car 750 miles...

By Bob Deakin I lost my car in the Blue Ridge Mountains this week. It wasn’t my idea, quite the contrary. My transmission decided to off...

Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December, But the days grow short, When you reach September

For two years, Covid stood in its way, denying the good folks of Bridgewater their annual rite of innocent country joy

No way could I play “The Beverly Hillbillies” or anything by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. But somehow it worked.

Who would have thought I’d become friends with a lizard? It’s hard to come by true friends in Florida, but I think I’ve found one.

Not exactly The Royal Scam but a good listen during dinner or at a more sophisticated gathering.