It seems this year and now this week in particular have been rough for the music industry. In the last week, we have lost Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen and Holly Dunn. In 2016 we've said goodbye to Merle Haggard, Prince, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Lemmy, Ralph Stanley, Joey Feek, and many more. I'll be honest that I don't know much of Leon Russell's work. But after researching him, I've come to really appreciate all that he contributed to music. Take a listen to Tight Rope from the 1972 album Carney:
I do however know a little more about the work of Leonard Cohen. I remember the first time I saw Pump Up the Volume. I was entranced by this deep voice singing over a funky almost ghostly track. It was Everybody Knows, and I wanted more. I've never become a super fan of Cohen's, but he's always been someone that I knew was worth respecting. I know his more famous works, but have little knowledge of his back catalog. I can say that this is my favorite Cohen song:
In honor of these legends, I think I'm going to do a little more audio research and get a little more familiar with these cats.
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