Monthly Archives: April 2020

ERIC WEISSBERG

March 22, 2020 This afternoon my dear friend Happy Traum called to tell me that Eric Weissberg had passed away. Although I knew that Eric had been suffering from dementia for the past 3 or 4 years it still came … Continue reading

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HAL KETCHUM update

March 30, 2020 [Note: Hal passed on November 23, 2020 . Here is an obituary from ROLLING STONE ] Friends, Some of the best recordings I was ever involved with producing were with Hal Ketchum (co-produced with Allen Reynolds). Songs … Continue reading

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ARTY McGLYNN

1944-2019 Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I write to tell you that Arty McGlynn, my dear friend and musical collaborator over the past twenty years has passed away. I started working with Arty when I was … Continue reading

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DAVID OLNEY

January 25, 2020 When I was first in Nashville in 1974, David Olney, along with Townes Van Zandt, Richard Dobson and the crew that hung out at Bishop’s, was obviously a kindred spirit. Like myself, David was originally from the … Continue reading

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