Most of all, I’d like to thank, the big three, Dylan, Bruce and Hank,
\nElvis, Van and Jerry Lee, Cash, the Clash and GBV,
\nCohen, Bowie, Brubeck, Cream, Nine Inch Nails and Marley’s dream,
\nNeil Young and his Crazy Horse, Rolling Stones, Beatles, of course,
\nRichard Thompson, Bobby Bare, soundtracks, "Oliver" and "Hair,"
\nMiles, ‘Trane, Mingus and the Bird, all the Wainwrights, first to third,
\nAirplane, Moby Grape and Dead, David Byrne, the Talking Head,
\nk.d., Bonnie, Emmy Lou, Kurt Cobain and Fighters Foo,
\nWillie, Billie, Mel Torme, Spoonful, Eleventh Dream Day,
\nWarren Zevon, White Stripes, Who, Traffic, Waits and Gil Scott, too,
\nStevies: Wonder, Ray and Nicks, Louis Armstrong, Monk and Bix,
\nHendrix, Marvin, Patsy Cline, Youngbloods, Taj Mahal, John Prine,
\nMuddy, Fats and Jelly Roll, Kinks, Paul Butterfield and Hole,
\nJanis, Woody, Arlo, Pete, Nick Cave on his Mercy Seat,
\nLed Zep, Creedence and the Jam, Canned Heat, Tom Rush, Sam the Sham,
\nSmithers, Withers, Townes Van Zandt, Frank Sinatra, Gogi Grant,
\nHolly, DEVO and Chuck Berry, Cheap Trick, Pink Floyd, Sonny Terry,
\nKeb’ Mo’, Shins and Arcade Fire, Simon, Beach Boys, Beck and Wire,
\nThe Band, The The, Sonic Youth, Decemberists, Spooky Tooth,
\nREM, Cramps, Modest Mouse, Sam Cooke, Bauhaus, Crowded House,
\nAretha and Nat King Cole, all the troubadours of soul,
\nJoni, Joan and all the folks, on the big wheel, they’re the spokes,
\nblues, rock punk, ska and new wave, music I’ll take to my grave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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