Steve Goodman's final interview with Pete Fornatale part 2

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Jim Abbott

10 жыл бұрын

Feb 1982

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@markroberts1301 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, with the recent passing of John Prine, it made the hair stand up on my neck to hear Steve's wonderful version on this! RIP Steve and John.

@JoSmotherman 7 ай бұрын

That version of Souvenirs actually brought a tear to my eye. The guitar playing on that tune was pure genius..Steve was such a master on the flat top, it is almost a mystery. And his song compositions, with his unusual, kind of extended phrasing was pure genius. And he and John both were such talented story tellers. I am really glad I got to hear them. I count myself fortunate to have had that opportunity. RIP Maestros. And Thank You.

@brakerbraker829 4 жыл бұрын

fantastic version of "Souvenirs"...let's see if he can remember the words? Ha what an "immense and touching" and self-deprecating talent!

@MsHunt-hv8di 4 жыл бұрын

He is a death defier in the medical idiom lingo. I also am one and I live very transparently and have no fear of much of anything really. When I found his music recently, I immediately wondered how he could sing so pure and free and then I found out about that diagnosis. He sang every song out of knowing his days were numbered. May everyone learn to live in that mindset. I met another death defier once who was an adult living with hemophilia factor A and he should have been dead long before he reached adulthood. He too had the same kind of spirit. It is really kind of a gift in spite of the tragedy, if one can learn to live the way Steve did. If only we could all write, sing, and play like he did! I wonder if he wrote any songs about the hospital staff or experiences.

@douglasmcintyre3297 5 жыл бұрын

""Things are going pretty well right at the moment." Sadly he passed later tin 1984. That was tragic. But it was such a privilege to hear his songwriting and be entertained by his unforgettable live performances.

@lypscratch 4 жыл бұрын

What a tremendous loss. I just discovered him when reviewing some John Prine. RIP, John and Steve.

@bennyjazzful 4 жыл бұрын

GOD--Steve sure was a music legend. Great interview also. From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan.

@lawrencetaylor4101 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this interview. It's like having two people just shooting the shit but they are talking about a large slice of people's life. Incredible in it's humility and humanity.

@nashvilleslim 5 жыл бұрын

Don't know where you pulled that out of but bravo. Goodman and Prine where unstoppable.

@maryingalls218 5 жыл бұрын

This interview is priceless! Still strikes such an emotional chord. Feels like yesterday when I hear Steve's voice.

@quackattack87 4 жыл бұрын

I am SO happy I found this...thank you Jim Abbott!

@nikkienikkie4310 6 жыл бұрын

This is SO great we have this available - thank you! Gosh I love him!

@jimbob12404yahoo 6 жыл бұрын

my pleasure.

@jmad4306 3 жыл бұрын

Tears down my face tonight, he didn't quite get the melody to Souvenirs right but who cares about that. Man, it feels like they are dropping like flies......

@christinestill5002 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Thanks for posting.

@ImageMasters1000 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jim! I'm glad this interview hasn't been lost.

@jimbob12404yahoo 10 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, and Im glad Im a bit of a tape hoarder.

@patriciavalentine9528 9 жыл бұрын

Jim Abbott I second that emotion! Quite by serendipity, I recently became aware of Steve Goodman and his immense and touching talent. A new radio station in the greater Chicago area played "Would You Like to Learn to Dance" but didn't indicate the artist. Thanks to the wonder of the internet and persistent searching, I discovered the composer was named Steve Goodman -- a name I had heard before but did not make the connection. Since that day, I've become his devotee, and sorely wish I had made his acquaintance before his untimely death. Definitely my great loss ... but now I have listened to his beautiful tenor (?) over and over, can't get enough! And while searching KZfaq videos came across this interview. What a joy! Thank you so much, Jim, for preserving and sharing this gem. Steve's rendition of "Souvenirs" is so beautiful. The candidness with which he discusses his illness is heartbreaking, yet uplifting at the same time. Really, I can't thank you enough, this has lifted me out of a dark place, into an increasingly positive mindset. "I must be a little slow ... it happens all the time in real life."

@jimbob12404yahoo 6 жыл бұрын

MY pleasure. please stay in touch, Im sorry i didnt see this earlier.

@Voirreydirector 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this. Used to get bags of second hand little girl clothes from certain families and his were in there too, I am pretty sure I wore some of his clothes until I was about twelve. Maybe even that shirt, I think. My aunt probably made two halter tops for my little cousins out of the arms, which were too short for me and a halter top or sleeveless cutaway hot weather jammy top out of the middle. Sorry, clothes, general sharing, and music were all mixed up together in our lives, lots of sharing, barter, loose family connections that would tighten and wrap around folks in grief or other need.

@leighgrant1648 5 жыл бұрын

Google voice

@rickobrien1583 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim. What an amazing guy. Geesh only the Good die young is not just a saying..real life.

@TheTinyAutistsGuideToTheGalaxy 5 жыл бұрын

This is great, thank you.

@jonnsteinbeck 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you jim

@jimbob12404yahoo 7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure,

@billschwalb9486 Жыл бұрын

From the sublime (You're the girl I love- maybe one of the best love songs I've heard) to the ridiculous (You Never Event Call Me By My Name) and many more. You better Get It While You Can-The Ballad of Carl Martin). Old Smoothies, A Dying Cub's Fans Last Request, oh yeah City of New Orleans.I saw him at Clearwater Festival in 1980 and The Bottom Line in NY in 1982. Steve announced before starting his concert that"one America's greatest actors, Robert Duvall was in the audience. 2 small tables away from me. I met Maple Burns, his tour manager a couple of times. He said I was very lucky to see Steve twice. Indeed.

@barbarashapiro3878 5 жыл бұрын

1984

@lawrencetaylor4101 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this interview. It's like having two people just shooting the shit but they are talking about a large slice of people's life. Incredible in it's humility and humanity.