Lyricist

R.I.P. Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter has died – sad news. He was 78. He occupied an interesting space. He was the primary lyricist for the Grateful Dead and was a silent member but also the heart and soul of the band. Hunter met Jerry Garcia, pre-Dead, when the two were in a bluegrass group. Hunter would go on […]

The Vinyl Countdown # 451

Bernie Taupin, He Who Rides The Tiger (1980) I’ve always been kinda fascinated by Bernie Taupin – he writes the lyrics for all of the good Elton John songs. We all know this I’m sure. They broke off their songwriting arrangement in the late 1970s and so Taupin released this. His lyrics, his vocals. He’d previously released […]

R.I.P. Gerry Goffin

Sad to hear, just now, of the passing of Gerry Goffin. One of the greatest – most important – lyricists in rock’n’roll. History has him as the abusive, womanizing ex-husband of Carole King – and I don’t intend to judge him for that, nor excuse any of the behavior or speculate on it. King’s story […]

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