Best Ever Albums

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

JOSweetHeart — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:39:24 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 08/27/2026 00:39

My newest favorite singer is a huge fan of Dolly Parton. Right here is him singing some of her iconic song for her yesterday. You won't find another singer out there who is more respectful compared to John Foster.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DcekkfUhjlL/

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly (a girl who loves him more every day)

P.S. Right here is John singing her Christmas song during one of his shows just before Christmas of last year.

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Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Johnnyo — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:02:45 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 08/26/2026 15:02

JOSweetHeart wrote:

I've been in east TN for 30 years now and so it only makes sense that I be the one to announce this. Dolly Parton is now with Porter and Kenny again. Go here for the write up. She was 80 years old.

God bless you and her family always!!!

Holly

Very sad.

I was never a huge fan of her music however, at a charity that I used to work for we connected with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library where we distributed books to children. It was a great initiative and respected her as a person far more after working on that project. Great cause

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

JOSweetHeart — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:21:15 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 08/25/2026 18:21

I've been in east TN for 30 years now and so it only makes sense that I be the one to announce this. Dolly Parton is now with Porter and Kenny again. Go here for the write up. She was 80 years old.

God bless you and her family always!!!

Holly

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Johnnyo — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:28:23 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 08/19/2026 07:28

CA Dreamin wrote:

Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top.

ZZ Top was iconic for the foot-long beards grown by two of their members. Ironically, the member whose name was actually "Beard" was the one guy who didn't grow one. Never a flashy drummer, but he got the job done. Laid down the rhythms that made the band's music cook.

That's such a shame. Love ZZ. Only Billy F Gibbons left.

I like the fact that Frank was never, as far as I am aware, a flashy drummer. No drum solos (a pet peeve of mine). He was solid and effective and just drove the song along next to Dusty giving Billy the room to do his thing

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

CA Dreamin — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:16:29 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 08/18/2026 21:16

Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top.

ZZ Top was iconic for the foot-long beards grown by two of their members. Ironically, the member whose name was actually "Beard" was the one guy who didn't grow one. Never a flashy drummer, but he got the job done. Laid down the rhythms that made the band's music cook.

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

bojolpif71 — Mon, 3 Aug 2026 12:27:15 GMT

Author: bojolpif71

Posted: 08/03/2026 16:27

Hayden wrote:

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Kavinsky—

Triste nouvelle effectivement , la French Touch est en deuil 😨 😨

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Johnnyo — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:50:23 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 07/29/2026 14:50

Hayden wrote:

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Glen Hansard—

Nooooooo. Bloody hell. That's tragic.

I saw Glen live a couple of times. came across as a nice bloke and a great performer.

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Hayden — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:06:46 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/29/2026 14:06

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Glen Hansard—

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Hayden — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:38:44 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/29/2026 10:38

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Kavinsky—

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Johnnyo — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:24:50 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 06/16/2026 13:24

Hayden wrote:

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Abdullah Ibrahim—

That's a shame but he had a good innings. Only came to hear of him a few years back. Tremendous back catalogue.

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Hayden — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:09:25 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/16/2026 11:09

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Abdullah Ibrahim—

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

mianfei — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 20:31:16 GMT

Author: mianfei

Posted: 06/06/2026 00:31

Hayden wrote:

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Sonny Rollins—

Colossus—

His Way Out West was #54 in Joe S. Harrington’s Top 100 Albums back in 2000.

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54. Way Out West—Sonny Rollins (Riverside, 1958): The greatest trio record ever. Of course concepts like “cohesion” and “interplay” govern such intimate settings, and what we’re talkin’ here is a three-way musical dialogue where each participant understands the notion of space and time. Rollins of course is bountiful on this alb[um]—I’ve always considered the mid-fifties pre-“retirement” era, which this hails from, his finest period (think Saxophone Colossus, another excellent alb[um], or stuff like “Manhattan” from the ill-fated Brass alb[um] on Verve) and Sonny’s at his best when he’s swinging freely, which the medium tempos and small-group setting of this affair enables him to do perfectly. Check out the mellifluous solo in “Come, Gone” for the absolute peak o’ post-Bop fifties cosmology. He knows his way around a ballad too, as “There Is No Greater Love” proves. What it’s all about is creating a voice, a language that’s distinctly one’s own…and it was around this time that Rollins was starting to do just that. The choice o’ Roy Brown and the underrated Shelly Manne on bass n’ drums, respectively, was more happenstance than any great calculation on the part o’ Sonny—what this alb[um] actually comes down to is Rollins’ attempt to ape the West Coast persuasion that was sweeping jazz during those years. Since that was a mostly whitey-led phenom, Rollins’ take on the whole thing is somewhat satirical, right down to the cover photo of him in a ten-gallon hat (GREAT fuggin’ cover too, this was the era when album cover art was just that—mainly, an artform, particularly in the realm o’ jazz). The choice o’ Manne as drummer is obviously a result of Rollins’ assimilation o’ “cool” but one must remember, during these years, Manne also sat in with ORNETTE [Coleman], who was also out in LA at the time, so y’ know, he at least had the foresight to see beyond the tepid stylings of most of his peers. And Roy Brown literally happened to be playing across the street so they nabbed him for the record. One of the highlights of this alb[um] is Brown’s very patient solo on “Wagon Wheel.” Elsewhere his playing is superb. Give these guys the golden donut for this one—and if y’ haven’t heard it, purchase immediately since it’s inconceivable there could a killjoy in the world who would not delight to its sweetened strains. That means even you, Jason.

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Johnnyo — Tue, 26 May 2026 08:57:15 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 05/26/2026 12:57

Hayden wrote:

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Sonny Rollins—

Colossus—

No, really! That’s sad to hear

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Hayden — Tue, 26 May 2026 08:19:45 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/26/2026 12:19

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Sonny Rollins—

Colossus—

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Johnnyo — Tue, 12 May 2026 01:19:02 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 05/12/2026 05:19

roberto71 wrote:

Let It Flow (1977) by Dave Mason

Mr. Fantasy (1967) by Traffic

It was very sad news about Dave. Love Traffic

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

roberto71 — Mon, 11 May 2026 16:23:43 GMT

Author: roberto71

Posted: 05/11/2026 20:23

Let It Flow (1977) by Dave Mason

Mr. Fantasy (1967) by Traffic

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

JOSweetHeart — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:25 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 05/01/2026 00:00

Sadly, David Allan Coe is the newest country person to ride off into the sunset. At the 11:08 mark of this clip, a butt kicking cover of his song named "The Ride" is done. 😄 😄 😄

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God bless you and his family and John always!!!

Holly

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:52:33 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 04/19/2026 08:52

Legendary country music songwriter Don Schlitz is the newest person to ride off into the sunset. He was 73 and writing "The Gambler" was only the beginning for him. My only question is why did it take him so long to finally experience his Grand Ole Opry debut? I read elsewhere that it was only nine years ago.

God bless you and his family and those who still sing his song always!!!

Holly

P.S. Right here is my most favorite clip of his writing.

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Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Johnnyo — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 12:33:21 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 03/09/2026 16:33

Liedzeit wrote:

I told my wife that Country Joe McDonald had died. And she said: But how is Fish?

Gimme me an R
gimme me an I
gimme me a P

Sad news

Re: In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

Liedzeit — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 08:20:20 GMT

Author: Liedzeit

Posted: 03/09/2026 12:20

I told my wife that Country Joe McDonald had died. And she said: But how is Fish?

Gimme me an R
gimme me an I
gimme me a P