by Kristin Korb | Dec 21, 2018 | Thoughts
Lou Rawles sang this song in 1967 on his album Merry Christmas. Ho! Ho! Ho! This was right in the middle of the civil rights movement in the United States. There was a lot of social unrest and people weren’t very kind to each other. Thinking about the turmoil...
by Kristin Korb | Dec 18, 2018 | Thoughts
Honestly, I’ve never really liked this song. I’ve heard it way too many times and it is always done the same way. Booooorrrring! However, my friend Susanne loves, loves, LOVES it. She told me that I should do it. To appease her, I gave it a shot. It was 10:00 in the...
by Kristin Korb | Dec 17, 2018 | Thoughts
As a kid, I had a record player and a special box that held my treasured records. One of the few albums I remember from that time period is “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” by the Peppermint Kandy Kids. Looking online to see what was on that album, I’m sure I had at...
by Kristin Korb | Dec 14, 2018 | Thoughts
Scoping my Facebook feed this morning, I read that Nancy Wilson has passed. She was one of the great singers of our time that went beyond jazz. She was a great story teller. I only got to hear her live once, but it was moving. I never got to meet her, but her musical...
by Kristin Korb | Dec 11, 2018 | Reviews
Doug Ramsey Journalist, Author I first met Doug Ramsey shortly after I started teaching at Central Washington University. During my time there, I got to know him and his family, play some jam sessions, and talk about music. He knows his stuff and he’s deeply...
