In this Friday’s music piece, KD discusses songs about trains and, as usual, warmly welcomes reader contributions.
Almanac Music: Angels, Devils and Flawed Humanity – Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils
April 14, 2023 by 39 Comments
‘Part 2: Ten Songs About Devils’ is the second article in a three-part piece for The Footy Almanac, to appear over successive weeks. The focus is upon songs which are closely connected to devils in some way. Almanac readers are warmly welcomed to add to Kevin Densley’s list.
Almanac Music: How Low Can You Go? ‘Way Down’ – Elvis Presley’s Last Single
March 17, 2023 by 6 Comments
This Friday’s music piece from KD concerns the last Elvis single released before his passing, and its importance in musical history, as well as raising the issue of the bass voice in songs of the rock ‘n’ roll era.
Almanac Music: ‘I Forgot to Remember to Forget’ – It Began with Elvis
February 3, 2023 by 9 Comments
In this week’s Friday piece, KD looks at six versions of a song that was Elvis Presley’s first Number 1 hit and recorded down the years by numerous other artists, including Johnny Cash and The Beatles.
Almanac Poetry: When Colonel Sanders Met Colonel Tom Parker
August 8, 2022 by 1 Comment
In this poem, KD imagines a meeting between two of the most famous ‘Colonels’ ever: Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame, and Tom Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk), Elvis Presley’s manager.
Almanac Music: Mystery Train
February 21, 2022 by 2 Comments
Peter Crossing takes a trip down memory lane with Elvis’s lesser known – but no less brilliant – song, “Mystery Train’, looking at the history of the song, its lyrics and other iterations.
Almanac Music: Best Cover of An Elvis Hit
November 19, 2021 by 6 Comments
In this Friday’s column, KD writes about his nomination for the best cover version of an Elvis Presley hit: ‘Always On My Mind’ by the Pet Shop Boys. Further research told him he was certainly not alone in this opinion.
Almanac Poetry: Death of Presley
October 25, 2021 by 9 Comments
Is Kevin Densley’s poem more than simply toilet humour? Could it be a royal flush?
Almanac History – January 30 over the years
January 30, 2020 by 18 Comments
The Almanac investigates January 30 – major events, births, cricket and the arts. There are too many to choose from, but Ian Hauser remembers some that left an impression on him.
Almanac Music: Classic Rock’s most underrated lead guitarists
November 5, 2018 by 19 Comments
The beauty of great rock guitarists is they manage to leave an indelible, unique mark on the genre despite having the same six strings and the same twenty-odd frets as every other player to work with. Alex Darling discusses some of his favourite guitar players.
Almanac Music: Chuck Berry – Ent Cent, 1989
March 22, 2017 by 8 Comments
Hail, hail rock-n-roll! Earl gives thanks to Chuck.
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