Song of the Salvation Army

Our band at The Whisky a Go Go, Sunset Strip, 1969.

Ever since I sang folksongs in a West Village club, I sang this song which I learned from Judy Henske. Here are the lyrics to it, but not complete — the known verses number in the high tens of thousands.

The tune? E and A back and forth, or any two or three chords you like. You can pick up the exactitudeness of the tune somewhere on youtube, I’m sure. Continue reading

Youtube Newtube

 

Youtube, newtube, that’s my latest motto, good for at least 24 hours of usage. Here’s what I’ve discovered: there’s a new style and look to the video thumbnails and front ends, and it looks like this:

You’ll notice in the forthcoming examples that my photo is always the same, which is a style of #branding that is very competitive in today’s media market, where it’s a struggle just to get a single second in front of someone. Continue reading

Norman Studer, Pete Seeger, Grant Rogers & me….

EJ Gold in back of Chevvy Pickup Truck Mentioned in Video by Norman Studer

Here’s the video that mentions me and the other kids riding in the back of this Chevvy monster of the road. Today it could never happen, but back then, who knew from seat belts — and if you had them, you got made fun of!!!

http://youtu.be/oZ6wsQqlEpg

Norman Studer & EJ Gold at Camp Woodland circa 1953

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