Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, October 14th, 2022)
“Babylon” written by Dr. John, the Night Tripper, title track from Dr. John’s 2nd album Babylon released in 1969
Babylon
Is represented in the Bible by a stone
Babylon
Is thrown in a river and lost in a storm
Babylon
And never, never, ever again
Will anybody ever wanna call you they home
In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews Bruce Lee Gallanter, the owner and proprietor of Downtown Music Gallery.
Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, June 9th, 2022) – Photo by Al Aumuller (New York World-Telegram and the Sun)
“Pastures of Plenty” written by Woody Guthrie
Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, May 6th, 2022)
“Hickory Wind” written by Gram Parsons and covered by The Byrds for Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Recorded in March of 1968 & released later that year.
In South Carolina
There are many tall pines
I remember the oak tree
That we used to climb
But now, when I’m lonesome
I always pretend
That I’m gettin’ the feel
Of hickory wind
Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, Friday May 13th, 2022)
“Funny Freak Parade” by Ultimate Spinach. From their debut album, released in 1968
