Monthly Archives: October 2023

John Ford Coley’s Tales of Texas, “England Dan,” and the Torah

Analyzing misheard lyrics in rock have provided music nerds endless hours of fun (and even been the subject of a series of books). Needless to say, the actual words to some famous tunes were not “Hold me closer, Tony Danza” … Continue reading

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Doug Sahm: The Texas Tornado Spins Again

It wasn’t quite subterfuge, and it wasn’t exactly a scam. But during the mid-‘60s—any band that smacked of the British Invasion was hot and sure to get attention. So, a number of, um, decidedly American groups tried to adapt a … Continue reading

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