I just got Kim's new record last week and I love it. She in on Lost Highway (Ryan Adam's label). I met her a while back here in New Orleans with Jonatha (my pal!) and I really like her work. I also just got Demolition by the boy wonder himself and I like most of it but have not warmed up to the whole thing yet.
Best Paz on 10/13/02 11:17 AM, Timothy Spong at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I. Mia Ortlibe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote (in part): > > "I used to think whoever wrote 'The Wedding Song" copied the melody from > Denver's 'Rhymes and Reasons,' " and goes on to cite Joni Mitchell song > which also seems similar. > Whoever wrote "The Wedding Song" is Noel Paul Stookey, of Peter, Paul and > Mary fame -- at least, as far as the "official" songwriting credit is > concerned. However, I read in an inspirational magazine several years ago > that (Noel) Paul doesn't consider that he "wrote" the song; rather, it came > to him, or he puts it, in slightly different terms, he thinks he channeled > it directly from God. The song was, in fact, created, by whatever means, for > a friend's wedding. > > II. Today, on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition," there was a > segment with country-flavored singer-songwriter Kim Ritchey (or Ritchie or > Richie). K.M. cited Joni Mitchell as an early influence, without much > elaboration, and continued to cite John Sebastian as another influence, the > genesis being that, as a youngster, she was treated to her own selection of > a few 45's at a time, and liked the Buddha figure on Buddha Records' label > -- and The Lovin' Spoonful, Sebastian's '60s band, recorded on that label. > More recently, K.M. has met and worked with J.S. K.M. and the interviewer > went on to discuss the rise of Adult Album Alternative-format public radio > stations, and how that, in turn, has contributed to a resurgence of > singer-songwriters. > > III. Happy birthday (even if belated) to Robert Harrison. > > Tim Spong > Dover, Del., U.S.A. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
