Sitemap - 2023 - Johnny’s Singing at Large Newsletter

Davy Jones & Michael Nesmith: Two Monkees, Same Birthday

The Twangy Trail of Easy Mark Tomeo

The Odd-Man-Out Blues of Kim Simmonds

Birthday Salute to Johnny Mercer

For Veteran's Day: The Real American Anthem

The Wizzard of Rock'n'Roll: Roy Wood

Album of the Month: SNAPSHOTS

Wonderwall Music at 55

HAPPY 88TH BIRTHDAY TO LA MONTE YOUNG

The Hello People: Music Speaking Louder Than Words

The Talented "Loafy," Carrier of the Monkees Flag

Paul Williams, The "Someday Man"

The Hillbilly Shakespeare

"That Lucky Old Sun"

The Spirituality of Buddy Holly

John Stewart: Daydream Your Way to Gold

From Reluctant Teen Idol To High Volume Musician

From The Archies to Ain't Misbehavin'

The Man Who Said 'No' To Led Zeppelin

A Bizarre Love Letter to the Keystone State

From Apple Records to The Song of Songs

Halfway to Dakota From The Twilight Zone

The Man Who Eats the Piano

Beatles Vs. Monkees--Full Story With Fab Photos

Birthday Salute to Mark Clarke

"Keep Sharing The Crayons" (synthpop re-imagines Mary Poppins's art walk)

"The Sky Cries" (live)

Pink Floyd & A Celebration of Childhood

What's Your Definition of America?

A Love Letter to Pennsylvania

"The Brakeman's Dead"

SONGWRITER'S ANATOMY CLASS: "I Talk To The Wind"

"Meet Me At The Summer Place"

My Journey With Juneteenth

"Even White Boys Get The Blues"

Ziggy Stardust & The Search For God

From Abandonment to Amazement: Jakko Jakszyk

Meeting Sir Tom Jones

Jamming With Dino, Deana, & Davy

The Tiger Lady From Texas

Dementia, Care Homes, and Pop Music

A Song for Strength, Hope, & Second Chances

Gratitude & A Love Letter to San Francisco

What Are You Walking Into?

Playing What I Don’t Hear: What I Learned from Miles Davis

On the Road to Rishikesh (in the footsteps of Beatles)

Happy Birthday to the album WHAT'S GOING ON

C.S. Lewis & Star Trek on Saturday Matinee Music Video!

Erik Satie: "All this happened to me because of music."

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY + SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO

From a Punked-Up Headache to an Eternal Smile

A SALUTE TO GORDON LIGHTFOOT

"The Sleeping Giant of Love"

SONG OF THE WEEK: “Music Up Inside of Me”

Birthday Shout-Out For Gordon Haskell

Dean Martin, The Golden Gate Bridge, & Suicide Prevention

Love, Mercy, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and Me

SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: Me, a Monkee, and Some Royals

What's Lightening Your Load?

The Artist Beyond The Teen Idol: David Cassidy

"It's Going To Be Different Today"

"It's In Your Hands" Satie's Melody & The Power of God

"San Francisco Suspension Britches"

"Mr. Judd, Personal Identity, and Overcoming the World" from my Care Home Journals

SONGWRITER’S ANATOMY CLASS: “Porpoise Song” by The Monkees

"Welcome to the Open Door" (My Song of the Month)

Tribute to Keith Relf, a Vocal Visionary

SONGWRITER'S ANATOMY CLASS: "I've Been Working On The Railroad"

"Please Don't Wait Too Long" & A Note From Cliff Richard

"The Yay Lady (Born to Run)" from my Care Home Journals

Birthday Shout-Out to Renaissance Man Sly Stone

Getting Ready for St. Patrick's Day

BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO A GLOBAL RENAISSANCE MAN, PAUL KORDA

BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO ASTOR PIAZZOLLA

ALBUM OF THE MONTH! "DOOR IN THE WATER"

Saturday Matinee Music Video: "What Goes On"

SONGWRITER'S ANATOMY CLASS: "Sunday Morning"

Steinbeck Found the Valley

Gene Pitney: Consummate Vocalist & Songwriter

What's on the Frontiers of Love?

SONGWRITER'S ANATOMY CLASS: "Cry"

And You Can Colour My World + Future Flashbacks (Again)

SONGWRITER’S ANATOMY CLASS: "Mary"

Reed My Mind

Happy Birthday to Robin Zander

Birthday Shout-Out to Sam Cooke

Saturday Matinee Music Video: "Here Comes My Baby"

The Freakbeat Goes On

The Sky Cries Today in Sunny California

REMEMBERING RICK ANDERSON: HIS LIFE WAS HIS ART

"My Adobe Hacienda"

"Shapes of Things" in a War-Torn World

A Top 12 of David Bowie Songs

Happy Birthday to Elvis Presley

Fame / For The Love of Money / Steppin' Stone

ALBUM OF THE MONTH (January 2023)