The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

Nancy Wilson - Like In Love

In June 1959, singer Nancy Wilson hopped on a train (back when you could do that sort of thing in Columbus) and went to New York City to...

Drew Layman

May 2, 20214 min read

Hank Marr Quartette - Live At The Club 502

Columbus has a remarkable pool of talented Hammond B-3 organ players. Bobby Floyd, Tony Monaco, Linda Dachtyl, and Nate Hollman are just...

Drew Layman

Apr 25, 20213 min read

Roland Kirk – Triple Threat

Before he was Rahsaan and before he’d left Columbus, where he was still known as "Ronnie," Roland Kirk recorded his first album, Triple...

Drew Layman

Apr 17, 20215 min read

Honeysuckle Strange at 25

Howlin' Maggie 's Honeysuckle Strange turned 25 yesterday. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that it’s been 25 years. I...

Drew Layman

Apr 10, 20215 min read

The Triumph, Tragedy and Longevity of McGuffey Lane

I was picking up carry out on a recent random weekday evening. The juke box at Villa Nova was blaring McGuffey Lane’s “ Long Time Lovin’ You ” while a handful of folks at the bar sang along loudly. It’s a rare and great accomplishment to write a song that hits enough of a nerve to make it onto the charts, but writing a song that people still sing along to 40 years later? That is something very special indeed. McGuffey Lane McGuffey Lane ATCO - SD 38-133 1980 McGuffey Lane’

Drew Layman

Apr 1, 20214 min read