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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was

Elton John Used to Collect Elvis Bootleg Albums!

UK pop singer was an avid record collector who donated his vast collection to an AIDS fundraiser

4 min readMar 17, 2023

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Elton John Used to Collect Elvis Bootleg Albums!

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Tell It Like It Was

Allow California Music to Add Some Music to You Day

ROLLING STONE REJECTED MY COMMENT! Two years ago, the Rolling Stone Daily newsletter ran an article titled “Hear the Beach Boys Reunite on…

8 min readMar 14, 2023

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Allow California Music to Add Some Music to You Day

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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was

A Few Things About the Export-Only “My Boy”

When “My Boy” was released in the UK in 1974, RCA had to import specially manufactured copies of the record from the US

6 min readMar 8, 2023

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A Few Things About the Export-Only “My Boy”

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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was

No More Storm, No More Grace

Sheila O’Malley on Lisa Marie Presley

1 min readJan 16, 2023

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No More Storm, No More Grace

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My Medium Partner Program Payment

I don’t normally like to brag but . . .

1 min readDec 5, 2022

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My Medium Partner Program Payment

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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was

Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds,” and Retro-Gaslighting

Did Mark James write “Suspicious Minds” as a Gaslighting Song?

7 min readNov 17, 2022

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Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds,” and Retro-Gaslighting

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Tell It Like It Was

Was Bruce Springsteen Really on the “Nurse Jackie” Televison Series?

No — but one of his rarest and most collectible records was mentioned on the show!

4 min readNov 5, 2022

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Was Bruce Springsteen Really on the “Nurse Jackie” Televison Series?

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Tell It Like It Was

The Most Embarrassing Record in the History of Rock?

In which I tempt my readers here on Medium — and both of you know who you are — to read another writer’s article

5 min readSep 8, 2022

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The Most Embarrassing Record in the History of Rock?

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About Those Banned “Louie Louie” Lyrics

A look at the difference betwen Richard Berry’s original recoring from 1956 with that of the “banned” record by the Kingsmen from 1963

7 min readSep 8, 2022

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About Those Banned “Louie Louie” Lyrics

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Elvis: That’s The Way It Was

Elvis Didn’t “Steal” a Darn Thing from Arthur Crudup!

But he certainly owed the old bluesman a debt or two

13 min readAug 12, 2022

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Elvis Didn’t “Steal” a Darn Thing from Arthur Crudup!

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Neal Umphred

Mystical Liberal likes long walks in the city at night in the rain alone with an umbrella and flask of 10-year-old Laphroaig.

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