Detroit Life

“BLUES STORIES” RJ Spangler and Mr. Cho were kind enough to ask me to recount a few interesting stories about blues artists I’ve met in my 32-plus years of this nutty music business.  So in Ernie Harwell “baseball story” fashion, I’ve picked three that will perhaps amuse your readers.  The first sort of concurs with [...]

In Japanese is a saying that means “advantages and disadvantages” and for your humble narrator (who is a “hamidashimono” or misfit in Nipponese) life is one constant struggle for balance, a negotiated settlement.  And being in the music business for nearly a third of a century, I must constantly seek that balance by always trying [...]

Bill Heid ARLINGTON, VA. – Recently, I made a four day trip to New York City which was highlighted by an organ trio gig with guitarist Peter Bernstein in Hell’s Kitchen.  The jaunt also featured doing my Ruppert Pupkin thing (“I dont mind waiting”) with record companies, consulting with local musical allied forces seeking light [...]