MADISON SMART BELL
"ANYTHING GOES"
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This morning, WFUV's great Corny O'Connell asked a "Question of the Day" that called to mind the best rock and roll novel I have ever read, "Anything Goes" by Madison Smartt Bell (still in print when I checked a few weeks ago). It starts with an unsettling scene, to say the least, of Kurt Cobain's death. Yet, for admirers of Cobain's music, this scene could be the thing to draw them into reading the book.

"Anything Goes" is rich with clearly drawn characters and a carefully crafted plot. It is mainly about a long-struggling touring bar band. Very close to the end of the book and close to the end of a mostly Southern tour, in Springfield, Vermont, band members suddenly learned it was getting serious airplay.

After years of being nothing
They're all looking right at you.....

-- Lacy J. Dalton

A compact disc was recorded to promote the book. The CD was cleared for nothing else and you're not going to hear it on the radio or YouTube. It includes the best version of the novel's best song, "Anything Goes." I have not even the slightest doubt this song could be a big hit if it was gotten into the right hands. What one CAN do is play Bell's album with Wyn Cooper, "40 Words for Fear," and listen with imagination to "Anything Goes." Maybe imagine yourself singing it.

Anything Goes
Madison Smartt Bell & Wyn Cooper - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XWvpZlMNU

BtW, Wyn Cooper, mentioned here, had a major hit as lyricist for the song that launched Sheryl Crow's national career, "All I Wanna Do." It was Marlboro College's greatest hit.

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Singer-songwriter and outlaw original, Lacy J. Dalton, has finally recorded one of her most personal and poignant songs, “Summerland,” which is available today on all major streaming services in association with StarVista Music. Originally written for Dalton’s mother to bring her comfort as she was dying, the track carries an emotional and inspirational message, brimming with her trademark grit and a stirring mandolin solo.
#lacyjdalton #Summerlan

https://newmusicradionetwork.com/?p=30554

Lacy J. Dalton Releases Inspirational Song, "Summerland"
Singer-songwriter and outlaw original, Lacy J. Dalton, has finally recorded one of her most personal and poignant songs, “Summerland,” which is available today on all major streaming services in association with StarVista Music.
#lacyjdalton #Starvista #Summerland

https://newmusicweekly.com/?p=434698

Outlaw Country Star Lacy J. Dalton Reissues 'The Jill Croston Album,' Her First Studio Recording
Singer/songwriter and outlaw original Lacy J. Dalton reissues her long-out-of-print debut album, The Jill Croston Album, today to all major streaming services in association with StarVista Music. Originally released as a self-titled disc in 1978 (prior
#JillCroston #lacyjdalton #Starvista

https://newmusicweekly.com/?p=431492