A favorite of the now retired NY DJ Vin Scelsa, the Kennedys bring a verve and optimism to all their performances. Pete and Maura, bandmates and a married couple, are survivors, never hitting it big but finding a way to keep playing their music. They say their first date found them visiting Buddy Holly’s grave and you can hear how they soaked up his sound.
“Life is Large” is their hippie anthem:
How do you want to be remembered?
A raging fire or a dying ember
Plenty of Buddy Holly and some of Roger McGuinn’s Byrds in this song. Maura takes the lead vocals with vocal harmonies coming from Pete and friends Peter Hosapple (of the dbs), John Gorka and Susan Cowsill (of the Cowsills), all sounding as if they’ve never had so much fun before in their lives. Imagine a movie musical parade carousing down Main Street and their calling everyone to come along. That’s Pete Kennedy leading the throng with his guitar and Maura high-stepping to her own vocals.
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YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZBrYp2YowEI?si=RcuazKfWYmTuSfEU
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5mEuPybBwJr4eAWaC0izt8?si=4fd3b8ae17ac45d3