Jimmy Swaggart, Rick Hurst, Lalo Schifrin, and Mick Ralphs Dies

Early summer of 2025 has taken 4 more rememberable people that I’ll take a look at here.

These guys were televangelist, gospel singer, and author; played Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard; composed the music for movies like Cool Hand Luke and The Amityville Horror, and TV like Hawaii 5-0; and wrote songs and played guitar for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.

Great Balls of Fire (1989) – Dennis Quaid (Jerry Lee Lewis) and Alec Baldwin (Jimmy Swaggart) in Great Balls of Fire (1989)

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Cassettes – Bad Co.

“Bad company, And I can’t deny
Bad company, ‘Til the day I die”

Cassette tapes are analog audio storage devices introduced in the 1960s, consisting of magnetic tape housed in a plastic shell. They became popular for music and voice recordings, offering portability and ease of use. Playback requires a cassette player, and users can record, rewind, and fast-forward manually. Their popularity declined with the rise of CDs and digital media.

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Cowboy Rock Songs (Part One)

Oh, Mama, I’ve been years on the lam, And had a high price on my head, Lawman said, “Get him dead or alive”, Now it’s for sure he’ll see me dead

I’ve always enjoyed westerns and stories of cowboys. Some rock artists have songs that deal with or at least mention these wild west heroes. I’ll find a few of those here, give you a little history, the lyrics, and link the music below. Enjoy, partner.

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