To write a song about the state of today’s economy I thought it would be useful to look at how other songwriters wrote about the Great Depression in the 1930s. The famous Carter Family had a very popular song called "No Depression in Heaven". It reflected the fears of many religious leaders and their followers that the Depression might be a signal that the end of the world was coming, that the “latter days” had arrived and we would soon be facing the final Day of Judgment.

Colorful postcards illustrate the promotion of the West; of California; and Los Angeles and the southern California region from the 1880s to the 1950s. Betty Uyeda is one of the most creative friends I have known. After a distinguished career as an Archivist at the Seaver Center at the Natural History Museum, Betty has created ... [Read More]

About The Backroom Series Volume 2: Meeting and Leaving These songs tell little stories of meeting someone interesting for the first time or leaving someone painfully for the very last time; of happily reconciling with your girl after she returns from a business trip or sadly saying goodbye when you are drafted into the ... [Read More]

Welcome to JC Whitney's "On The Road" Podcast! Join us as Darryl Holter shares his journey growing up around cars and insights from his new book, featuring a foreword by Jay Leno. Darryl talks about how LA’s car culture was sparked by visionary entrepreneurs and risk-takers. Learn about the bicycle shop owners who began selling ... [Read More]

About The Backroom Series: Unreleased, Unfinished Tracks I have been playing the guitar, singing, and writing songs since I was a kid growing up in Minneapolis. My father, a self-taught guitar player, showed me how to play basic guitar chords and tried to instruct me to read music. But I was impatient and started playing ... [Read More]