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December 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Ever Since Charlie Watts Died I’ve Been Tryin’ To Play Along To Art Pepper’s Walkin’ Blues

The image is of my grandfather walking into our kitchen, dancing – a little soft-shoe, a quick finger-click, he already knew the music – yes, he was In The Mood. That’s how he arrived that Christmas. My first drumkit. I think about that – now and then, and at the moment it’s on my mind […]

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November 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 602

Vera Lynn, This is Vera Lynn/Golden Memories (1980) I love Vera Lynn. I think it comes from my mum – certainly she introduced me to things I line up with Vera now, like The Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller and various other crooners and big-band players, all bygone-era stuff that still holds some majesty, some […]

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March 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: THOUGHTS – At My Grandfather’s Funeral

Granddad knew how to dance to jazz music. And he knew how to steal the show – when he was in the mood. One Christmas – we were all there – the family, and we were playing Glenn Miller. (I had bought it for my mum). And we were all dancing – well mum and […]