Summer and Starlight

for somebody who produced spinal tap and the wallflowers, elvis costello and gillian welch, and is pushing sixty, this song is just cool as hell.

there’s a bajillion different things i could say about this guy since Tom from the CMC turned me on to him a couple years ago, but i think anybody with even a hobby interest in music/recording/art in general should give this guy some attention and respect.

here’s his acceptance speech from his induction into the Hall of Fame at the TEC awards:

if you have the patience for this to load, he also says some wonderful things on Charlie Rose (he comes in around 22:20):

Also he had some really great things to say as a guest DJ on “All Songs Considered” this past summer.