Patti Davis, best known as Ronald Reagan’s daughter, co-wrote a not-horrible but not great Eagles song called “I Wish You Peace” with her then-squeeze Bernie Leadon.
John Denver was known as a pretty efficient sniper in Vietnam before his career as a singer.
Big Bad Voodoo Lou writes:
> I’m sure she’s busy acting and recording, but I’d love to see She and Him head
> out on tour at some point.
They are touring:
http://www.nme.com/news/nme/35472
Lust4Life writes:
> John Denver was known as a pretty efficient sniper in Vietnam before his career
> as a singer.
He trained as a sniper in Vietnam under Fred Rogers. On the way back from Vietnam, he and Rogers were recruited to assassinate President Kennedy in Dallas.
Kevin Bacon writes songs for The Bacon Brothers with his brother Michael. They’re a really good band. I discovered them on Philadelphia Chickens, a children’s album with lyrics by Sandra Boynton. They rocked.
Hoyt Axton also wrote two very different anti-drug songs–“The Pusher” (Steppenwolf)and “The No-No Song” (Ringo Starr).
Other Shel Silverstien songs include “Sylvia’s Mother” (Dr. Hook) and “Put Another Log on the Fire” (Tompall Glaser).
Denise Rich, wife of Clinton friend Marc Rich, wrote the Sister Sledge hit “Frankie”, which went to number one in the UK.
Oh my gosh! Never mind. Wendall said the same thing and I somehow missed it. Sorry!
pat