Since we're on the subject of great songwriters, what about this guy?
And what about the legendary local stylings of Dionne Warwick?!
And what about the legendary local stylings of Dionne Warwick?!
That’s a long wave.
Most people have no clue that Willie wrote that song.
Like Kristofferson, Willie was a prolific song writer of many country hits that were performed by other artists.
Others, like Billie Joe Shaver launched careers of people like Waylon Jennings with their poetry.
Check the Tommy Collins song I posted and listen to the Buck Owens guitar riffs in the "Leonard" Merle Haggard song I posted.
Another great talent who mentored and wrote great songs, but unfortunately, Tommy didnt have all the other ingredients to become a "Willie Nelson".
"Not say'n I beat the Devil, but I did drink his beer for nuth'n,I saw Kristofferson talking on Charlie Rose one night when I couldn't sleep and really was blown away by him. Didn't realize he was a Rhode Scholar.
"Its always your favorite sin,
Humanity, I can see that, pure unadulterated humanity. We need more of that in this world.First off, Kristofferson, as a song writer has few equals.
I posted his version of Sunday morning because if you listen to the words, its pure poetry, and a beautiful tribute to Johnny Cash. KK was visibly breaking up in moments while performing the tribute, which I found touching.
Cash took that song and made it his own, just as Waylon took "To beat the Devil".
The Johnny Cash version of the song IS the song, in much the same way that the Hendrix version of Dylan's "All along the Watchtower" is.
You should take your own advice Daffy...Reread my original post questioning Kristofferson's singing and acting chops where I said he wrote some good music and then get back to me. Read, comprehend, think.
If you reread and comprehend my OP I was referring to Kristofferson's performing chops which I see as minimal. Right there in the post I say that Kristofferson wrote some good songs. You are impossible.You should take your own advice Daffy...
So what have Keanu or Tom written?
If you reread and comprehend my OP I was referring to Kristofferson's performing chops which I see as minimal. Right there in the post I say that Kristofferson wrote some good songs. You are impossible.