tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6481861945870034377..comments2024-03-29T10:23:26.615-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Jesse Winchester 1944-2014NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77540442241834313792014-04-19T13:59:47.620-04:002014-04-19T13:59:47.620-04:00Stop over to Elvis Costello's official blog, c...Stop over to Elvis Costello's official blog, click on "Yellow Press" and read the entry titled "Jesse Winchester - Quiet About It." It's Elvis' own eulogy to Jesse, and it's the best thing I've read about the man. EC is a damned decent prose writer as well as songwriter.salhepaticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416493911808240683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48730374758078415412014-04-16T13:42:27.301-04:002014-04-16T13:42:27.301-04:00If you want to pay a nice tribute to Mr. Wincheste...If you want to pay a nice tribute to Mr. Winchester and, at the same time, send a cathartic up-yours to the nasty, brutal, soul-sucking WINTER OF 2013-14, pull out a copy of Jesse's first album and cue up the song "Snow". If you live the U.S. Northeast or Midwest, or basically anywhere in Canada (Toronto for me), it'll make probably make you smile and give you strength. Hell, I thought about the song just yesterday when I was trudging through... guess what??!!<br /><br />J. LagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12285764270532402072014-04-14T21:20:42.245-04:002014-04-14T21:20:42.245-04:00Lovely clip and one hell of a trivia tidbit. I do...Lovely clip and one hell of a trivia tidbit. I don't recall any incidents of Jesse W. exactly touting that fact on his resume. A Showman's Life (especially Buddy Miller's rendition) never fails to get to me. Mr. Minimachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724955657916492135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71067387623831081202014-04-14T19:50:54.331-04:002014-04-14T19:50:54.331-04:00Never been able to find the name of the band. Inte...Never been able to find the name of the band. Interviewed a guy who was in it, but I lost my research notes circa 1988.<br />steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8823183893341292022014-04-14T19:43:43.448-04:002014-04-14T19:43:43.448-04:00this band was called.....?
More info.
I rememb...this band was called.....? <br /><br />More info.<br /><br />I remember seeing Bennett trying to justify his gambling problem. Nice try. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-83509287898752314722014-04-14T11:12:00.937-04:002014-04-14T11:12:00.937-04:00Wow. That was beautiful.Wow. That was beautiful.Ken J Xenozarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024446764828171613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17976523044018390522014-04-14T08:40:50.741-04:002014-04-14T08:40:50.741-04:00Very nice and touching song. I think it got to eve...Very nice and touching song. I think it got to everybody on the panel there, especially Elvis. I welled up too. RIP Jesse.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.com