
Birthdays come and go. In 2000, Richie Heyman celebrated another routine birthday. Little did he know that his wife Nancy would conjure up a gift that would last for years. Continue reading The Doughboys “Hot Beat Stew”
Birthdays come and go. In 2000, Richie Heyman celebrated another routine birthday. Little did he know that his wife Nancy would conjure up a gift that would last for years. Continue reading The Doughboys “Hot Beat Stew”
To say that Ruthann Friedman has lived a full life would be an understatement. She was born exactly 30 days after D-Day in WWII. She spent a great deal of time in her childhood singing, hoping, and wishing for fame and fortune. At the age of sixteen, she began performing at West Hollywood’s Troubadour on Hoot Nights, a place and time for new singers/songwriters to get some exposure. In the early years she associated with some of the biggest names in music. She did some work with Country Joe & The Fish, lived with members of Jefferson Airplane, and hung out with Janis Joplin enjoying the pleasures of Southern Comfort. Ruthann’s life began changing after being introduced to a group of guys called The Association. It was in 1967 that her life took a dramatic turn. While living in the house of David Crosby, she wrote a song called “Windy”. This nearly three minute long song not only changed her life, but also continued to shape it for years to come. Continue reading Album Review: Ruthann Friedman’s, Chinatown