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Tuesday Podcast "10 Minutes"...from the Star Ship to Tim Buckley to Rocket J. Squirrel
Bob Cudmore at the controls of The Historians Star Ship
...also found some new information
Singer Tim Buckley’s Amsterdam roots
By Bob Cudmore
The 1960s singer songwriter Tim Buckley spent his early years in Amsterdam and Fort Johnson.
According to author David Browne, Buckley was born in Washington, D.C. but the family moved back to Amsterdam soon thereafter.
The singer’s grandfather—the first Tim Buckley--moved to Amsterdam from Ireland in the early 1900s. He and Frank Graff briefly operated an auto repair shop at 14 Mechanic Street called Buckley and Graff. Buckley and his wife Charlotte lived at 49 Mechanic Street and Buckley later tended bar on Mechanic Street.
Son Tim Junior was born in 1916. Tim Junior worked at the Strand movie theater on East Main Street and then at Bigelow Sanford Carpet Company.
Browne said, “In 1942, Tim Junior was drafted and served in the Screaming Eagles in Europe, receiving a Purple Heart but also a head injury that resulted in a head plate, and many psychological problems, like thinking he was still in the war decades later.
“Tim Buckley--the singer, also known as Timothy Charles Buckley III--was born in the District of Columbia, where his father stayed after World War II.”
The 2022 Historians Podcast fund drive is now underway! For more information or to donate online click here, https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-historians-podcast-2022 A check made out to Bob Cudmore also may be sent to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302.
Tim Junior, his wife Elaine and their son moved back to Amsterdam in 1947 and lived on Garden Street. Tim Junior worked for General Electric. Tim III’s mother was a Miles Davis fan who introduced the young man to jazz recordings.
Browne said, “In 1955, the family moved to Fort Johnson. When Tim III was in second grade, the family moved again--this time to Southern California, where Tim Buckley's music career began to take root, resulting in a string of albums and tours between 1966 and his death in 1975 from a cocaine-alcohol overdose.”
Browne is a well known music and entertainment critic, currently contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. Browne’s 2001 book "Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley” was published by Harper Collins in 2001. Tim III had a son named Jeff who also became a musician in the 1990s.
Brown said, “Jeff Buckley, who grew up barely knowing his father and being resentful of it, himself died in 1997 from drowning in Memphis, near the Mississippi River. A sad story, almost a Greek tragedy.”
Tomorrow, Author Michael Doyle
Wednesday, January 19, 2022-From the Archives- May 18, 2018-Historians Episode 215- Michael Doyle is the author of “The Ministers’ War”: John W. Mears, the Oneida Community, and the Crusade for Public Morality.” A new book on a 19th century utopian community in upstate New York.
Thursday, January 20, 2022- From the Archives of Focus on History in the Daily Gazette-Local bandleaders Jerry Barnell and Steve Lopuch
The column on local music prompted a reader inquiry about former Amsterdam High School bandleader Gerald P. Barnell, wondering what was the name of his family’s dance band in the 1920s and 1930s.
Friday, January 21, 2022-Episode 406-Bob Cudmore and Dave Greene discuss polo player and carpet executive Laddie Sanford, a 1940 Northville fire and a newspaper contest from the early 1900s.
In one or two weeks on Historians Podcast-January 28, 2022 Episode 407-New York State historian Devin Lander discusses plans for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution; February 4, 2022 Episode 408-WGY radio’s 100th anniversary
Mohawk Valley Weather, Tuesday, Janaury 18, 2022
A slight chance of snow showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Mohawk Valley News, Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Daily Gazette
Schenectady fire that claimed life of 4yo doesn’t appear suspicious, FD says; ‘beautiful little girl’ – Mom
SCHENECTADY – Saturday morning’s house fire that claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl remained under investigation Monday, but the blaze…
https://dailygazette.com/
Amsterdam Recorder
NY Farm Bureau Seeking 2022 Scholarship Applicants
MOHAWK VALLEY — Graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in agriculture can apply for New York Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Youth Scholarship. Statewide sinners can earn up to $3,000 for college or advanced...
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald
COVID surge appears to be easing across Capital Region, state as fewer test positive
by John Cropley
https://www.leaderherald.com/
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By Bob CudmoreTuesday Podcast "10 Minutes"...from the Star Ship to Tim Buckley to Rocket J. Squirrel
Bob Cudmore at the controls of The Historians Star Ship
...also found some new information
Singer Tim Buckley’s Amsterdam roots
By Bob Cudmore
The 1960s singer songwriter Tim Buckley spent his early years in Amsterdam and Fort Johnson.
According to author David Browne, Buckley was born in Washington, D.C. but the family moved back to Amsterdam soon thereafter.
The singer’s grandfather—the first Tim Buckley--moved to Amsterdam from Ireland in the early 1900s. He and Frank Graff briefly operated an auto repair shop at 14 Mechanic Street called Buckley and Graff. Buckley and his wife Charlotte lived at 49 Mechanic Street and Buckley later tended bar on Mechanic Street.
Son Tim Junior was born in 1916. Tim Junior worked at the Strand movie theater on East Main Street and then at Bigelow Sanford Carpet Company.
Browne said, “In 1942, Tim Junior was drafted and served in the Screaming Eagles in Europe, receiving a Purple Heart but also a head injury that resulted in a head plate, and many psychological problems, like thinking he was still in the war decades later.
“Tim Buckley--the singer, also known as Timothy Charles Buckley III--was born in the District of Columbia, where his father stayed after World War II.”
The 2022 Historians Podcast fund drive is now underway! For more information or to donate online click here, https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-historians-podcast-2022 A check made out to Bob Cudmore also may be sent to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302.
Tim Junior, his wife Elaine and their son moved back to Amsterdam in 1947 and lived on Garden Street. Tim Junior worked for General Electric. Tim III’s mother was a Miles Davis fan who introduced the young man to jazz recordings.
Browne said, “In 1955, the family moved to Fort Johnson. When Tim III was in second grade, the family moved again--this time to Southern California, where Tim Buckley's music career began to take root, resulting in a string of albums and tours between 1966 and his death in 1975 from a cocaine-alcohol overdose.”
Browne is a well known music and entertainment critic, currently contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. Browne’s 2001 book "Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley” was published by Harper Collins in 2001. Tim III had a son named Jeff who also became a musician in the 1990s.
Brown said, “Jeff Buckley, who grew up barely knowing his father and being resentful of it, himself died in 1997 from drowning in Memphis, near the Mississippi River. A sad story, almost a Greek tragedy.”
Tomorrow, Author Michael Doyle
Wednesday, January 19, 2022-From the Archives- May 18, 2018-Historians Episode 215- Michael Doyle is the author of “The Ministers’ War”: John W. Mears, the Oneida Community, and the Crusade for Public Morality.” A new book on a 19th century utopian community in upstate New York.
Thursday, January 20, 2022- From the Archives of Focus on History in the Daily Gazette-Local bandleaders Jerry Barnell and Steve Lopuch
The column on local music prompted a reader inquiry about former Amsterdam High School bandleader Gerald P. Barnell, wondering what was the name of his family’s dance band in the 1920s and 1930s.
Friday, January 21, 2022-Episode 406-Bob Cudmore and Dave Greene discuss polo player and carpet executive Laddie Sanford, a 1940 Northville fire and a newspaper contest from the early 1900s.
In one or two weeks on Historians Podcast-January 28, 2022 Episode 407-New York State historian Devin Lander discusses plans for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution; February 4, 2022 Episode 408-WGY radio’s 100th anniversary
Mohawk Valley Weather, Tuesday, Janaury 18, 2022
A slight chance of snow showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Mohawk Valley News, Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Daily Gazette
Schenectady fire that claimed life of 4yo doesn’t appear suspicious, FD says; ‘beautiful little girl’ – Mom
SCHENECTADY – Saturday morning’s house fire that claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl remained under investigation Monday, but the blaze…
https://dailygazette.com/
Amsterdam Recorder
NY Farm Bureau Seeking 2022 Scholarship Applicants
MOHAWK VALLEY — Graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in agriculture can apply for New York Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Youth Scholarship. Statewide sinners can earn up to $3,000 for college or advanced...
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald
COVID surge appears to be easing across Capital Region, state as fewer test positive
by John Cropley
https://www.leaderherald.com/