Tim Hawkins- Old Rock Star Songs

Tim Hawkins sings songs that famous Rock Stars will be singing in their old age. LINK: Youtube

A Soldier's Last Letter

A Merle Haggard song with pictures of us Military. aka: a Soldier's Letter. LINK: Youtube

Today in History

On this day in history The Boston Masacre takes place and singer Patsy Cline is killed in a plane crash. LINK: Youtube

Alex Chilton on 120 Minutes (1985) "RIP"

Alex Chilton appears on 120 Minutes on MTV to promote his new record on Big Time called Feudalist Tarts, which came out in 1985, so I'm guessing that is when this segment aired. LINK: Youtube

May he RIP.

RIP Alex Chilton

Ben Greenman remembers singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who died lastnight at age 59.

Alex Chilton, who died, wrote songs. He recorded songs. He made songs. He unmade them. In the end, the life was largely in song, and the songs all had life, and that's all there is to say, and there isn't anything that can be done. Once he covered "Let Me Get Close to You," which was Goffin-King via Skeeter Davis:

How long I'll never know
I've waited to tell you that I love you so
Now I have finally said it
Come on baby don't make me regret it

"It's Your Funeral" is an instrumental. There are no words.

RIP, Alex Chilton, Via: Boingboing

Faron Young - Hello Walls

A great song by one of the graetest singers in music history !! LINK: Youtube

Have been having trouble with coughing at night so I prop my pillows against the Wall and this song came to my mind this morning. A lot of truth to this song.

Canadian folk singer dies after coyote attack

Toronto-based folk singer Taylor Mitchell died after coyotes pounced on her during a solo hike in Cape Breton national park on Monday. She was hospitalized with injuries from multiple bites, and died in critical care yesterday. Ms. Mitchell was 19 years old. More: LAT, BBC. Artist pages: Facebook, and MySpace. Via: Boingboing

Top 10 Best Adam Sandler Movies

Comedian. Actor. Musician. Singer. Writer. Producer. Swell guy (probably). The sum of all these parts makes Adam Sander who he is today; a much loved and much viewed working entertainer.

He makes us laugh. He makes it look easy. There are few comedic actors when have been at the top of the box office for as long as The Sandman, so let's appreciate this multi-talented dude. LINK

In memoriam: Amy Farris - fiddler, singer, roots music performer.

Fiddler, composer, singer, music teacher and lovely human being Amy Farris has passed away. I first learned of her work in the context of performances in various lineups with former members of the great punk band X, and their country offshoot band The Knitters: namely Exene Cervenka, and with Dave Alvin, with whom Ms. Farris played in the video clip embedded above (Dave Alvin & Guilty Women / "Abilene"). The Texas native died in Los Angeles on Wednesday of an apparent suicide. More at the LA Times.

LINK: Boingboing, Via: Youtube

Rob Murat - Dilemma Remix 1.0 Ft. Kidz in the Hall

Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Rob Murat, makes his music video debut with DILEMMA, the buzzworthy lead single off of his recent album release. LINK: Youtube

American singer and songwriter Willy DeVille dies at 55

US singer songwriter Willy DeVille, who headed the 1970s New York punk group Mink DeVille before going solo and taking new directions, has died at the age of 55, his French tour organiser said Friday.

"Willy DeVille this night joined Edith Piaf, Jack Nitzsche and Johnny Thunders", said Caramba Spectacles, referring respectively to the French star who inspired him, to his producer, and to a fellow-70s punk guitarist.

His wife had announced in June that DeVille had pancreatic cancer. LINK

Mareva Galanter's faux Scopitone

Three cheers to Spike Priggen at Bedazzled for compiling this collection of Mareva Galanter's faux Scopitone videos.

Galanter, as you well know, is the world famous French Polynesian ukulele player and yé-yé singer who hosts the program Do You Do You Scopitone. LINK: Boingboing, Via: Youtube

If anyone knows the lyrics to this video in English would you please leave it in the comments. Thank You