Archive - Jeff’s Substack

Joe Cocker: That Rocky Road from Sheffield to Cleveland

Decades before his passing, which occurred on December 22, 2014, the obit for Joe Cocker was likely being held in readiness at newspapers and…

May 29 •

Elvis Costello... Just Who Is This Mr. Getgood Anyway?

May 15 •

April 2025

March 2025

Bob Dylan and Jimmy Carter in the Summer of '79: A Slow Train, A Nation Off Track

The nation was not at war.

Mar 27 •

January 2025

December 2024

Jimmy Carter and Bob Dylan: Hitting the Road and Bringing It All Back Home

Analyzing the songs of Bob Dylan is not for the timid.

Dec 31, 2024 •

James Brown’s Legacy: Papa's Mixed Bag

James Brown may have been telling more than he intended on his 1974 hit, “Papa Don’t Take No Mess.”

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

James Brown: Not Knuckling Under

On The Good Foot … Phil Niekro was feeling good.

Nov 8, 2024 •

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