Almanac Music: ‘Doctor, My Eyes’ – Songs Involving Medicine

In this installment of his long-running series on popular song themes, Kevin Densley focuses upon songs involving medicine. The theme is seen in a broad way and could include songs mentioning doctors, nurses, names of particular medicines and the like. As usual, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.

Almanac Music: Songs and Cars

Cars – like teenagers and high school – are a common feature in songs of the rock‘n’roll era. In this Friday’s column, KD writes about songs and cars, and, as usual, welcomes comments from Almanac readers.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Assorted Californians: Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, David Lindley

Three musical giants from California, Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, and David Lindley, feature in Trevor Blainey’s ‘Not Quite Bob’ series this week. [Ed: Cracking read and music Trev!]

Almanac Music: My Faux Husband

In her confronting first piece for the Almanac, Darlene Zimbardi tells the story of struggle, through the intersection of life experience and the lyrics of Jackson Browne.