EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Eleven
The two stand-outs in the Family were Texas guitarist, singer/songwriter, Jerry Faires and world-music electric banjo master and lead guitarist, Jim Bowie…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Ten
Photo: The Dead Eye Band. Rear: Johnny Medford, Michael, DC, Rick Jenson. Front: “Sleepy John” Barker. Read Part One Michael J. Martin: Warrior PoetLike Oisín, the legendary Irish warrior poet, so was Michael. Praised for his heroism, and loved for his compassion, he...EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Nine
Read Part One “These guys are the bee’s knees!”– Glinda We continue down the yellow brick road with the Dallas band: The Bee’s Knees Our first Album, aptly named The Bees’ Knees, had been released and was for sale in every Peaches and Sound Warehouse in America...EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Eight
Photo: The Bee’s Knees performing at the Lee Park Festival. Photo by Jaye Duncan. Read Part One I had been seduced by music, but as you well know by this point in my story, my mistress is part muse and part tormentor. But Lady Luck and Sister Fate were about to...EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Seven
At closing time, we hauled all our equipment out, loaded the two vehicles and drove straight to Albuquerque…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Six
Marching to the beat of two different drummers…