Because of our annual sojourn to Hilton Head, posting on Cohencentric.com and AllanShowalter.com may be irregular or absent for a time. Photo of the Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island by Neil Ellis.
Author: Allan Showalter
Video: Holly Cole Trio: Jazzwoche Burghausen 2009 – Full Program
The positive response to the previously posted Video: Holly Cole Performs Cry (If You Want To) has led me to offer this video of the complete performance of the Holly Cole Trio at the JazzwocheContinue reading
“Full Access To Impressive Grand Opening Pricing” – Most Impressive Meaningless Phrase In A 2018 Sales Letter
I received a letter last week announcing the Grand Opening of my car dealership at a new location. Well, it’s the car dealership where I take my car for servicing. I actually purchased my car eightContinue reading
Dan Mangan Sings About Robots & Love Plus A Leonard Cohen Allusion – What’s Not To Like?
“Robots Need Love Too” is an especially infectious tune from Dan Mangan, described as an “indie-rock/folk singer-songwriter from British Columbia.” How could I resist posting a song that contains not onlynthese lyrics, Robots need loveContinue reading
How Player Pianos & The Supreme Court Made All Those Covers Of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah – And Every Other Song – Feasible
What do you get when you combine a legally bizarre decision by the Supreme Court in the 1908 case of White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co. and the concern by Congress that the AeolianContinue reading
Once More Into The Woods Of The 1973 Mountain View Ozark Folk Festival
38 Years Later – Forest Still Primeval As noted in Return To Mountain View Ozark Folk Festival, in 2011, Neil & Irene (aka Lord Of Leisure and Hippie With Tiara) dared to return to MountainContinue reading
Happy Belated Birthday, Willie – Willie Nelson Performs Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah
I am remiss in not observing Willie’s 85th birthday on April 29. Nonetheless, I can think of no better way for a Leonard Cohen-Willie Nelson admirer to celebrate the occasion than this recording of WillieContinue reading