Lucille Musicians Magazine

22/09/2023

Ray Burton, who was the father of Cliff Burton, used Cliff's royalties for the first 3 Metallica albums to fund kids scholarships at Castro Valley High School. Ray wanted to keep his son‘s name alive by putting kids through college with his son‘s royalties for 30 years.

Source: © Rock N’ Roll Mania
Pic 2: © Ross Halfin

29/05/2023

22/01/2023

Crushing news. In a parallel w last week’s devastating loss for music, David Crosby was continuing to create work that reflected an evolution, didn’t sound dated or repetitive and amazingly, stood up to his earlier material, which is some of the most important and influential music of our times. From The Byrds, to Crosby Stills, Nash & Young (and just CSN) to producing the debut of Joni Mitchell (an album which I’m convinced influenced the later folk side of Led Zeppelin, who were still mainly heavy blues rock at the time) to his current Lighthouse Band and so much in between, his impact on music as we know it is immeasurable.

Online, he could be quite snarky (and fittingly was a fan/collaborator of ), rubbed some the wrong way (including his old Byrds & CSNY mates, some who still weren’t speaking to him) but always meant well (however clumsily). He was good-hearted, had uncompromising integrity & was unflinchingly honest (some might say: to a fault). I never met him in person but did have quite a few mutual music friends who are in my thoughts (along with his family), I know they’re devastated. I did have some fun interactions with him online, was proud to defend him, which became a minor headline (Google our names together).

Yes, he’d become an octogenarian - quite incredible considering what he’d put himself through (especially for someone without that rare “Keith Richards” constitution) - and had had some recent health scares but still…he always seemed to pull through and it looked like he’d continue to defy the odds.

So far 2023 is feeling like 2016 as far as these things go (make it stop, please).

Peaceful Journey, Croz ☮️🙏🏼😢

Ps See “Remember My Name” (the brilliant DC doc if you haven’t )

22/01/2023

Hi friends, David Crosby meant so much to me. Those first four Byrds albums helped shape who I am as a musician. I heard “Mr Tambourine Man” on the radio, and immediately traded my Gibson ES 335 for a Rickenbacker electric 12-string. I loved those albums and learned to play every song. When I heard that David, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills were putting together a super-group, I flipped out. I bought that first CSN album and wore out the grooves.

My dream would come true when I wrote the song, “Haven’t We Lost Enough” with Stephen, and was part of the recording session with Graham and David. The song would appear on two CSN albums, one of my proudest career moments.

David Crosby and his wife Jan lived a few doors down from Lisa and me in Encino, and welcomed me into their home. By this time their main vice was herbal tea, and we shared a memorable afternoon of tea and music. David had taken a spill on his Harley just up the street, and yet he still showed up for a free recording session, on crutches, and sang his heart out on my song “Hard to Believe”. It is hard believe he is gone…so sad. Rest In Peace David Crosby. kc

22/01/2023

Our old friend David Crosby walked into the next room today. Imagine what he's seeing right this minute. We can only guess, but they say it's pretty cool.
Here he is in 1966, the first year I picked up a camera. This was one afternoon at the Renaissance Faire out in the Santa Monica mountains. I had met him on the road as a fellow musician in 1964. Looking forward to seeing him on the other side.

21/01/2023

In 1965, Bob Dylan and I were discussing the state of the music scene. He said The Byrds, who had made a hit of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” were the only thing happening musically at that point in time. Perhaps an exaggeration, but certainly a tribute to the stellar musicians who formed the budding monster groups of the years to come like The Byrds and CSNY.

David Crosby was among the monster group icons who continued a solo career with the kind of success reserved for great musicians. And he could sing the hell out of a harmony.

He was also a friend to me. He was always, I repeat, always present for me, to defend my character and politics, and often included over the top (sometimes unwarranted) praise. He was funny, clever, and refreshing to be around. And I was honored that he chose my portrait of him as his last album cover.

He will be missed by millions, including myself. Sending my love to Jan and his family.

01/12/2022

A violinist played for 45 minutes in the New York subway. A handful of people stopped, a couple clapped, and the violinist raised about $30 in tips.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. In that subway, Joshua played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

Two days before he played in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out a Boston theatre, and the seats averaged about $100.

The experiment proved that the extraordinary in an ordinary environment does not shine and is so often overlooked and undervalued.

There are brilliantly talented people everywhere who aren’t receiving the recognition and reward they deserve. But once they arm themselves with value and confidence and remove themselves from an environment that isn’t serving them, they thrive and grow.

Your gut is telling you something. Listen to it if it’s telling you where you are isn’t enough!

Go where you are appreciated and valued.

Know Your Worth.

25/11/2022

Happy Thanksgiving

"Somewhere in between Willie Nelson and Jimi Hendrix was Cordell Jackson, an American musician thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label. She was making music reminiscent of the Velvet Underground before the world was even introduced to rock & roll. The Mississippi-born, ballgown-wearing guitarist played with more energy than any Indie band worth their salt today, and during live performances, Cordell would strum on her guitar so fast that she would often break her guitar picks by the end of the song. At the height of her career, she appeared on David Letterman and MTV news and became known as “rock-and-roll granny”.

Jackson started playing the guitar at the age of 12 in a bible belt town where “girls didn’t play guitar”. She began writing her own songs in her 20s after moving to Memphis, the capital of rock & roll. “They didn’t have a name for “rock & roll then”, Cordell later told MTV news in 1989. “I just always played it fast” ( From Nessy Messy) ~ Laurie ~ 🤓

Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45IY65vgZDU

25/10/2022

Also: the Little Red Corvette/Stand Back connection!

21/08/2022

18/08/2022

Oh, hey. How's your week going?