Born in the Bronx, the son of a tailor, Don Kirshner yearned to be a songwriter. As he matured, it became obvious he had the hit-sense – and the chutzpah – to be a starmaker. Starting in the 50s, collaborating with Robert Cassotto (later better known… more »

by Dan Grigor BareFoot MusicNews is an international organization; we  have team members near and far.  Unfortunately, none of our far folk could make it to NAMM with us. One member in particular, our regular Monday Morning Harpist Paul Bourgouis, would… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois I’m in a really cynical mood right now. Some fool once said “If you try your best you will become really famous and then you will be happy.” If I was the one who said it, I was an idiot at the time.… more »

by Dan Grigor I had a great day Friday. So much fun seeing friends from around the world and meeting new ones we’ll be glad to see again. I played a bunch of guitars today, checked out some new products, interviewed designers, nerds, geniuses and… more »

by Dan Grigor I was a kid, playing guitar in church at reform school in upstate New York when I first heard the Jefferson Airplane and Jorma Kaukonen’s guitar. There, any time you got your hands on new music it was something special. Someone gave… more »

by Edward Lapple We have a new story concerning the items located in the spooky old warehouse. As I wandered through the boxes, I stumbled upon an old VHS tape from 1980. On it, among other things, was an absolutely sublime performance of “Dream Lover”… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois I’ve written a few articles on the importance of theory since I have come to BareFoot MusicNews, some really tongue-in-cheek, and I have learned a lot.  And I hope I have improved as a player through the… more »