Please turn JavaScript on
Post archive - Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers | Words and music icon

Post archive - Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers | Words and music

Subscribe to Post archive - Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers | Words and music’s news feed.

Click on “Follow” and decide if you want to get news from Post archive - Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers | Words and music via RSS, as email newsletter, via mobile or on your personal news page.

Subscription to Post archive - Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers | Words and music comes without risk as you can unsubscribe instantly at any time.

You can also filter the feed to your needs via topics and keywords so that you only receive the news from Post archive - Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers | Words and music which you are really interested in. Click on the blue “Filter” button below to get started.

Website title: Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers | Words and music

Is this your feed? Claim it!

Publisher:  Unclaimed!
Message frequency:  0.04 / day

Message History

I love playing the Kinks’ “Sunny Afternoon”—such a great melody, acerbically funny lyrics, and irresistible swing rhythm. My solo arrangement combines elements of Ray Davies’ acoustic guitar part with the signature bass line and a few of my own touches.

Here’s a video I recorded on my deck for Acoustic Guitar (in fall, not in summer—hence the hoodie). Read abo...


Read full story

This episode of Guitar Sessions teaches a song of mine called “Write Again.” I get a lot of comments and questions about this song, released as a guitar/clarinet duet on the Live and Listening al...


Read full story

Tom Waits made a huge impact on me when I discovered him in college—in particular, his seminal albums Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs. It wasn’t that I wanted or tried to sound like him—I mean, who could? It was the fireworks of his language and imagery, and his wide-open, kitchen-sink approach to orchestration. His music showed me that songs could be more ...


Read full story

Photo by Anne Hamersky

I’m processing the news about the passing of Bob Weir, which came as such a shock. At 78, as strong and fit as a senior hippie rocker could be, he seemed to have a lot of road ahead still.

There’s no question that Garcia was...


Read full story