A few months ago I somehow started listening to Australian country music from the 1950s and ’60s. One of the artists who stuck out for me was Gordon Parsons.

Here’s an undated recording of him (1970s is my guess?) on a television show performing a song entitled “No Indispensable Man” – based on a 1959 poem by the remarkably named Saxon White Kessinger. Advice I think many of us should consider.

Back in 1982, James Brown appeared on Late Night with David Letterman – and proceeded to completely take over the show.

“The Future of Music Happened Decades Ago” – that’s the tagline for the record label Analog Africa. If you’re not familiar with them, you owe it to yourself to start listening.

For a few years (2017-2022) I compiled a monthly music podcast entitled EarsOpen.