Rich Wilhelm
@rfwilhelm.bsky.social
Writer, editor, record collector, cemetery tour guide, etc.
Trying to get back to week-in-review posts on my website. Here’s one now. dichotomy-of-the-dog.beehiiv.com/p/my-week-in...
My Week in Review, #1
I need a better title than "My Week in Review." Any ideas?
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February 9, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Trying to get back to week-in-review posts on my website. Here’s one now. dichotomy-of-the-dog.beehiiv.com/p/my-week-in...
I wrote a review of the reissue of Furry Lewis’ 1961 album, ‘Back on My Feet Again’ for @popmatters.com . The album is a folk blues classic, recorded at Sun Records in Memphis. Plus, the artist is the subject of an evocative Joni Mitchell song, “Furry Sings the Blues.” @craftrecordings.bsky.social
The reissue of folk-blues artist Furry Lewis' 'Back on My Feet Again' captures a daylong recording session at Sun Records from 1961.
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READ: tinyurl.com/FurryLewis
Furry Lewis Sang the Blues at Sun Records in 1961 » PopMatters
The reissue of Furry Lewis' Back on My Feet Again captures a daylong recording session at Sun Records from 1961.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I wrote a review of the reissue of Furry Lewis’ 1961 album, ‘Back on My Feet Again’ for @popmatters.com . The album is a folk blues classic, recorded at Sun Records in Memphis. Plus, the artist is the subject of an evocative Joni Mitchell song, “Furry Sings the Blues.” @craftrecordings.bsky.social
I reviewed The Journals, Sammy Brue’s great new album, for @popmatters.com . Sammy has crafted a beautiful collection of songs based on words and music he discovered in the journals left behind by his late mentor and friend, Justin Townes Earle. www.popmatters.com/sammy-brue-t...
Sammy Brue Finds Inspiration in Earle's Journals » PopMatters
The Journals is a testament to the lovely friendship of Justin Townes Earle and Sammy Brue, initiated and fostered by the music they both loved.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I reviewed The Journals, Sammy Brue’s great new album, for @popmatters.com . Sammy has crafted a beautiful collection of songs based on words and music he discovered in the journals left behind by his late mentor and friend, Justin Townes Earle. www.popmatters.com/sammy-brue-t...
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Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
Excerpt from a CNN story, posted today.
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Excerpt from a CNN story, posted today.
Signs about enslaved people at the site of the President’s House in Philadelphia have been taken down. Trump and his enablers do not want you to know these names of the people enslaved by George Washington at this house: Oney, Hercules, Richmond, Austin, Giles, Joe, Christopher, Moll, and Paris.
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Signs about enslaved people at the site of the President’s House in Philadelphia have been taken down. Trump and his enablers do not want you to know these names of the people enslaved by George Washington at this house: Oney, Hercules, Richmond, Austin, Giles, Joe, Christopher, Moll, and Paris.
Yes, that is an excellent description.
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Yes, that is an excellent description.
I remember hearing 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love” on a.m. radio when it was a hit (I was 10) and being spooked by the whispered spoken word bit.
January 19, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I remember hearing 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love” on a.m. radio when it was a hit (I was 10) and being spooked by the whispered spoken word bit.
This is me with my 1975 Pinewood Derby trophy. Under no circumstances will I be giving this to our current president no matter how much he whines and snivels and claims to have ended 8.5 wars.
January 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is me with my 1975 Pinewood Derby trophy. Under no circumstances will I be giving this to our current president no matter how much he whines and snivels and claims to have ended 8.5 wars.
Ah, but not just Michael McDonald! The amazing session keyboard player Paul Griffin is also credited with backing vocals on “Peg.” I talked about Paul Griffin on this podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
#136 - The most famous rock pianist no one knows, with Rich Wilhelm
Podcast Episode · Losing My Opinion · 07/02/2025 · 1h 7m
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January 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Ah, but not just Michael McDonald! The amazing session keyboard player Paul Griffin is also credited with backing vocals on “Peg.” I talked about Paul Griffin on this podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
This is fantastic.
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
This is fantastic.
Renee Nicole Good. Say her name.
January 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Renee Nicole Good. Say her name.
Happy David Bispham’s birthday to those who celebrate! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH-r...
David Bispham (baritone) - Ho, Jolly Jenkin ('Ivanhoe' - Sullivan) (1907)
YouTube video by Vintage Sounds
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January 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Happy David Bispham’s birthday to those who celebrate! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH-r...
I drove up from Philadelphia to see this show with @ingalls1969.bsky.social , then we wrote about it. ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/welco...
Welcome to Frank Black Friday
Oh, you don’t know about Frank Black Friday? Read on to learn all about Frank Black Friday and more as PopMatters pals Rich Wilhelm and Chris Ingalls present an oral history of how their separate 30-y...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I drove up from Philadelphia to see this show with @ingalls1969.bsky.social , then we wrote about it. ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/welco...
Stop trying to make “Donroe Doctrine” happen.
Trump: "All the way back it dated to the Monroe Doctrines. And the Monroe Doctrine is a big deal. But we've superseded it by a lot. By a real lot. They now call it the Donroe Document. I don't know. It's Monroe Doctrine. We sort of forgot about it."
January 4, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Stop trying to make “Donroe Doctrine” happen.
Here’s one! m.youtube.com/watch?v=9nRm...
Yeh, Yeh
YouTube video by Georgie Fame - Topic
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January 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Here’s one! m.youtube.com/watch?v=9nRm...
Here is what I did in February 2025. dichotomy-of-the-dog.beehiiv.com/p/2025-one-m...
2025, One Month at a Time: February
A selfie with Chris in Melrose! Jane Austen dancing in the Bronx! Art and more art! Beatles via Brazil! Laurel Hill Cemetery and the Grover Cleveland rest stop!
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January 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Here is what I did in February 2025. dichotomy-of-the-dog.beehiiv.com/p/2025-one-m...
My 2025, one month at a time. Here is January, featuring a pie safe, Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, Frank Black, and more! dichotomy-of-the-dog.beehiiv.com/p/2025-one-m...
2025, One Month at a Time
January highlights: a pie safe! Jazz Age Illustration! An Indian temple! Chester Alan Arthur, Martin Van Buren, and Frank Black, oh my!
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December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My 2025, one month at a time. Here is January, featuring a pie safe, Chester Arthur, Martin Van Buren, Frank Black, and more! dichotomy-of-the-dog.beehiiv.com/p/2025-one-m...
My dad would have turned 84 years old today. Here is a playlist of 84 songs Dad loved, or would have, if he’d had a chance to hear them. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
84 Songs Dad Loved (or Would Have Loved) by Richard Wilhelm on Apple Music
Playlist · 84 Songs
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December 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My dad would have turned 84 years old today. Here is a playlist of 84 songs Dad loved, or would have, if he’d had a chance to hear them. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
And “Vogue” was years after the Clash thought they saw Bacall in a car jam.
December 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And “Vogue” was years after the Clash thought they saw Bacall in a car jam.
Between the PopMatters and I Have That on Vinyl websites, I have had great opportunities all year long to write about music I love. Here is my last piece for 2025, an IHTOV essay on my unabashed love for Bob Dylan’s 2009 album, Christmas in the Heart.
today on IHTOV: we continue the christmas posting with regular contributor @rfwilhelm.bsky.social who has offered up a wonderful essay on a bob dylan christmas album. cheers! ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/chris...
Christmas in the Heart, and on My Turntable
Two of my earliest memories of recorded music are: 1) hearing Bob Dylan’s voice; and 2) listening to Christmas records. It never occurred to me that these threads would intertwine but in 2009, they di...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Between the PopMatters and I Have That on Vinyl websites, I have had great opportunities all year long to write about music I love. Here is my last piece for 2025, an IHTOV essay on my unabashed love for Bob Dylan’s 2009 album, Christmas in the Heart.