John SoederShine for MeTony Bennett’s pianist was packing for a trip when he came across the song in a drawer. Actually, there was a whole stack of music by…Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023
John SoederSplitting Hairs with Eddie Van Halenoriginally published July 18, 2004, in The Plain DealerOct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
John SoederRemembering Jane Scott | 1919–2011When it came to rock ’n’ roll, her peers were dismissive at best, contemptuous at worst. But in the mid-1960s, a fiercely open-minded…May 3, 2019May 3, 2019
John SoederAlien landscapes! Garage rock! Veggie burgers!The strange but true backstory behind “Chesley Bonestell Scene”Jul 13, 2018Jul 13, 2018
John SoederPrince: Inside the elusive artist’s purple reignI wrote this piece for The Plain Dealer in advance of Prince’s 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. I didn’t get to interview him for…Apr 22, 2016Apr 22, 2016