Bios and stories about the artists we feature
When searching for ideas for these written ramblings called ‘FTV’, I periodically feel the cosmic wheels spinning when inspiration pops an idea into my brain. The way my mind works, a tune, a fragment of a memory, a photograph, or a bit of stray conversation can plant the seed of a topic for consideration. […]
No need to tell me that I spelled his name wrong in the title. When his first record came out on the small Princess label, Ronnie Milsaps was thrilled. Then he ‘read’ a review in the Atlanta newspaper. They said nice things about the record, but had dropped the last ‘s’ from his name. […]
Back in the fall of 2019, the last round of touring by Creedence Clearwater Revisited (or CCR2 as we referred to them) was chronicled in this space (FTV: CCR 10-16-19). The article included the following description of their interview with the original CCR and CCR2 rhythm section: “When CCR’s Complete Studio Albums Deluxe Box Set […]
Last medical update – Daniel’s vision is back to 20/20 with his glasses on…after traveling absolutely no where since early March, the sudden need to put 1500 miles under our belt was necessary, but we are still glad to be past it! Thank goodness the mild November and early December weather made the three trips […]
My annual ritual of summarizing the backstage events of the Porcupine Mountain Music Festival dates back more than a dozen years. I was organizing some of the articles that I keep filed chronologically, so naturally I started re-reading some of these ghosts of PMMFs past. With the COVID-19 pandemic scuttling our favorite local festival this […]
Thought it only right to add a clip of Peggy James’ digital single Hard Times – so to just make the point again, I found out that the machine hosting our webpage, weather station, audio, and video feeds is toast…such is life. Intrepid techie Paul is pretty much having to start from scratch with the new machine, […]
Quick: Which of these names does not sound like it belongs on this list of iconic rock musicians? Keith Moon, Leslie West, Jimi Hendrix, Felix Pappalardi, John Lennon, Jack Bruce, or Laurence Gordon Laing? If you guessed the last one, you get a gold star, but note that I did NOT say ‘does not belong’ […]
How are you doing? I have been contemplating the world and looking for something to post on the WOAS-FM.ORG website to provide hope for the future. I was thinking, “What we need is an anthem for 2020 – something that tells the story of these last strange months but leaves the door open a […]
Here is a brief, two question music quiz to get your mental gears turning: Question 1 – True or False: Stevie Nicks was invited to join Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Question 2 – Multiple Choice: So far in her career, multi-instrumentalist Celisse has worked with or on – A) Melissa Etheridge, B) Lizzo, […]
A few years ago, we had the pleasure of bringing the Ontonagon Area Schools student body down to see the Rusty Wright Band at the Ontonagon Theater for the Performing Arts. I do not know about the kids and the band, but I had a blast (truthfully, a great time was had by all). We […]