This song was written for Eddy Balchowski, a concert pianist who was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American and Canadian volunteers who went to Spain to join the fight against Franco and the Spanish fascists. Eddy lost one hand in the final retreat across the Ebro River. Eddy Balchowski returned to the States with a morphine addiction and ended up on the streets of Chicago. Later, he worked at the Quiet Knight in Old Town, and became friends with many of the performers that passed through. His late-night one-hand progressions became legendary in the folk music … read more
This song was written for Eddy Balchowski, a concert pianist who was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American and Canadian volunt… read more
This song was written for Eddy Balchowski, a concert pianist who was a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American and Canadian volunteers who went to Spain to join the fi… read more
Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah was an American rock group from the early 1970s. This trio was originally composed of bassist Mitch Aliotta, drummer Ted Aliotta, and guitarist Skip Haynes. Ted left after their debut album to be replaced by pianist John Jeremiah. They scored a popular regional hit in the Chicago, Illinois area in 1971 with the single and album "Lake Shore Drive," an homage to the famed lakefront highway in Chicago and (some believe) also to LSD, a hallucinogen. "Lake Shore Drive" is featured in the 2017 movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Lake Shore Dri… read more
Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah was an American rock group from the early 1970s. This trio was originally composed of bassist Mitch Aliotta, drummer Ted Aliotta, and guitarist Skip Haynes. Ted left… read more
Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah was an American rock group from the early 1970s. This trio was originally composed of bassist Mitch Aliotta, drummer Ted Aliotta, and guitarist Skip Haynes. Ted left after their debut album to be replaced by pia… read more