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Heatseekers Part 2: What Chris Achieved (DRAFT)
Note: I’ve been working on this one forever; still very much a work in progress, but I’m sharing it anyway because LOVE + FAITH. It falls apart toward the end, reflecting my inability to capture why Chris is sui generis imo and why his music should live forever! In Part 1, I analyzed … Continue reading Heatseekers Part 2: What Chris Achieved (DRAFT)
Dirt Floor Tunes at KFOG 1998-03-26
Whoever captured this FM broadcast must have been late to the party. As you listen, you’ll hear something I’d forgotten was common 25 years ago: The sound resulting from turning the tuner dial to find a radio station! Unfortunately, the taper may have missed the first part of the broadcast; Metter Booze’s tour guide indicates … Continue reading Dirt Floor Tunes at KFOG 1998-03-26
On Air Media
This is my ‘desert island’ CD. It appeared as if a missive from ‘the other side of the world‘ one month short of 3 years after Chris’s passing. And it contains the Chris Whitley track I’ve probably played most often over the more than a decade since I first purchased it: Chris’s cover of JJ … Continue reading On Air Media