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Bill · 01-24-2013, 10:18 PM

I played clubs in Dallas in the 80s. Heard a lot of great singers, players, and songwriters. Some made it: The Dixie Chicks, Tony Lane (big Nashville writer), studio/sideman Brad Davis ( who i actually beat in a contest once) and a guy who had a hit with Peter Paul &Mary, and then went on to write for the kids show Barney (pew!). But there were others who were phenomenal and faded. I remember a girl who wrote and sang as good as Karla Bonoff...just evaporated off the scene never to be heard from again.

I just completed two class sessions on media history with my beginner students. Democratized media and the ability to distribute your music globally is fabulous. But you are a grain of sand on the beach, a drop in the ocean, a voice screaming in the void of space. Without star jacking machinery, few make it.

01-24-2013, 10:18 PM	#4
Bill Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 544	Re: Gord's Producer - Lenny Waronker insights I played clubs in Dallas in the 80s. Heard a lot of great singers, players, and songwriters. Some made it: The Dixie Chicks, Tony Lane (big Nashville writer), studio/sideman Brad Davis ( who i actually beat in a contest once) and a guy who had a hit with Peter Paul &Mary, and then went on to write for the kids show Barney (pew!). But there were others who were phenomenal and faded. I remember a girl who wrote and sang as good as Karla Bonoff...just evaporated off the scene never to be heard from again. I just completed two class sessions on media history with my beginner students. Democratized media and the ability to distribute your music globally is fabulous. But you are a grain of sand on the beach, a drop in the ocean, a voice screaming in the void of space. Without star jacking machinery, few make it.