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From Sinatra to Bobby Darin to the Ink Spots, songwriter Jack Lawrence has given some of our greatest artists their greatest songs. Up until his death at 96, he was still writing and collaborating with some of the best.
He didn't mind if you didn't know his name, because he knew you know his music. His autobiography said it all, "They All Sang My Songs." And the biggest names in music history did.
Singer Connie Francis has lived a life full of terrible lows and exhilarating highs. She shares what lessons she's learned, dishes on her legendary career and explains why she's such a passionate advocate for those suffering from mental illness.
Saturday, April 28, 2007 Roadie Report 25- Jim McGuinn with Bobby Darin, Art & Paul, Judy Collins, Dion and John Sebastian in Greenwich Village in 1963 by Camilla McGuinn It was a summer’s morning in 1963 when Jim McGuinn stood looking up at the number on the door of the Brill Building and comparing it with the address on the slip of paper Bobby Darin had given him. He wasn’t familiar...
In July 2005, I wrote the first "Roadie Report" for Roger's web page. I wasn't sure I wanted this personal road diary to come under scrutiny of the world, but several different prompts set me to writing. After a few BLOG entries, I received an email from Jim Dickson, the godfather of the BYRDS, asking if I would like to write about some of his memories. I was honored and curious. Many different...
Songwriter Jack Lawrence, whose "Tenderly" launched the career of Rosemary Clooney and put Bobby Darin on the map with English lyrics to "Beyond the Sea," has died at the age of 96.
Roger McGuinn describes his Grammy-nominated Folk Den Project and explains why he felt such an urgency to preserve the songs and history of folk music. Plus, Camilla opens up about their 30-plus years of marriage and reveals how their faith bonds them.
What's life on the road like for Roger McGuinn these days? He explains why he's very specific in the venues he chooses and what prompted him to leave the big record labels behind and become his own company.
Here's something you won't find anywhere else -- GB's exclusive collection of interviews with remarkable men and women who are the world's oldest in their activity. If you want inspiration and proof that it's never too late, here it is.