Van Dyke Parks

A few weeks ago now we saw legendary American composer/musician Van Dyke Parks at Amoeba Music in Hollywood. It was a short, free, show, and Parks sold and signed his new 45" releases afterwards (this guy remains a true lover of vinyl!). Strangely, one of the songs he performed had a lyric about coming from Alabama to Los Angeles! Along with his love of vinyl, he professed his dislike of YouTube, since he believes unauthorized performance videos dilute the power of artistic expression and experience. I had snapped this photo minutes before they announced "No photos, please..." I hope he'll forgive this one.