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Never Been Any Reason is indeed a strong contender for Rock ‘N Roll National Anthem. On the strength of this classic alone, Head East is overdue for a critical upgrade. And I’m not alone on this. In 2001, the 20th Century Masters Millennium Collection gave their rare stamp of approval to these guys.
Some folks I know haven’t dipped too far into the Head East catalog and that needs to end now!
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Rock Town Hall recently caught up with former Head East lead vocalist and founder, John Schlitt, moments before ducking into a rehearsal with his re-formed, brief-lived, post-Head East band, Johnny, to prepare for a short tour later in April that will take the band to Hudson, WI; Fort Yates, ND; Peoria, IL; and Sioux Falls, SD. “I’m really sorry I don’t have much time,” said Schlitt, while graciously accepting our unexpected request for an interview, “We’ve got a lot of work to do!”
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A couple of years ago, as we were launching the Rock Town Hall blog that you are presently reading, a Founding Father of this long-running discussion group, one who launched our original Yahoo Groups list with me, was caught in the grips of resistance to the changing tides. He fought valiantly to keep the old list alive, posting his patently hilarious and sometimes offensive rants, ones that increasingly tended to center around insults at me and my co-conspirators in our great leap forward. It was a difficult time for us all.
One post from this time has stuck with me since we flew by the 2-year mark in the launch of this blog. Our passionate Townsman was discussing his newfound love for the Dixie Chicks. He wanted to talk about them, and he wanted to talk about them through the original RTH forum. He threw down the following challenge, in a passage that I’ve kept printed out and in my wallet for the last 2+ years:
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