Music, History/Politics, Baseball
---- That list to the left would be a start . . .
hank williams
acuff and rose
ray charles
elvis
lieber and stoller
johnny cash
sam phillips
chuck berry
the everly brothers
buddy holly
dave van ronk
alan lomax
george jones
sam cooke
bob dylan
john hammond
smokey robinson
phil spector
goffin and king
the beatles
the rolling stones
the animals
the byrds
merle haggard
the temptations
wilson pickett
jerry wexler
booker t and the mgs
sam and dave
aretha franklin
otis redding
the monkees
simon and garfunkel
willie nelson
the who
the spencer davis group
van morrison
neil young
cream
traffic
the band
crosby stills and nash
bob marley
jackson browne
david lindley
joni mitchell
lazarus
tom waits
bruce springsteen
the e street band
emmylou harris
the clash
fleetwood mac
tom petty
dire straits
ry cooder
the police
talking heads
the cure
u2
daniel Lanois
the smiths
peter gabriel
cyndi lauper
depeche mode
rem
social distortion
dramarama
the jesus and mary chain
midnight oil
lyle lovett
the pixies
the the
the stone roses
the wonder stuff
michael penn
the lightning seeds
buffalo tom
billy bragg
the innocence mission
toad the wet sprocket
the samples
pearl jam
tori amos
uncle tupelo
catherine wheel
james
morphine
the jayhawks
radiohead
counting crows
aimee mann
weezer
red house painters
fred eaglesmith
beck
dave matthews band
son volt
wilco
david gray
jeff buckley
fiona apple
cake
gillian welch
patty griffin
eels
coldplay
the cardigans
death cab for cutie
ryan adams
rufus wainwright
modest mouse
the shins
sigur ros
sufjan stevens
the arcade fire
neko case
explosions in the sky
kathleen edwards
caspian
the brakemen
Favorites read within the last six months: "Franny & Zooey" by J.D. Salinger (as always), "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, "A History of the American People" by Paul Johnson, "Undaunted Courage: The Lewis and Clark Expedition" by Stephen Ambrose, "A Parliament of Monsters" by Gail Caress, "Pillar of Fire" by Taylor Branch