Tom Waits: The Part You Throw Away

Tom Waits: The Part You Throw Away

Tom Waits has got to be one of the most original balladeers alive. His raspy voice doesn’t pretend to be anything except for the experienced and world weary vehicle for his poetry. I find his music amazing in how his songs capture something that feels so...
Leonard Cohen:  Suzanne

Leonard Cohen: Suzanne

I started talking yesterday about Country Music. As I said, I’m really not down with classifications. A good song is a good song. It tells you something about yourself, or at a minimum shows you another epoch or slice of humanity in a way you can understand. Ideally...
Noël Coward: If Love Were All

Noël Coward: If Love Were All

Judy Garland set the bar for every performer to follow. Every time I’m working with young singers on iconic American repertoire I have them listen to Judy’s recordings. Every recording of Judy Garland serves as a masterclass in...
Carmichael/Arodin: Lazy River

Carmichael/Arodin: Lazy River

I’ve rarely found anyone that has ever heard of Kay Starr. I got to know Kay Starr by a friend of mine from West Virginia who told me that Kay was Patsy Cline’s favorite singer. If you’ve not gone down the rabbit hole of Kay Starr’s discography, do yourself a favor...