Steve Goodman’s Chicago apartment 1972, L to R: Earl Pionke, Goodman, John Prine, Jimmy Buffett, Ed Holstein and Fred Holstein
In 1974 Chicago club owner Earl Pionke partnered up with the late singer songwriters Steve Goodman and Fred Holstein (along with Bill Redhead and Duke Nathaus) to open the North Lincoln Avenue music room “Somebody Else’s Troubles.”
The club was named after Goodman’s second album.
Although Earl died in April, 2013 at the age of 80, he is still playing that song.
Earl was a Type A pack rat. In 1993 Earl and his girl friend Sharon Biggerstaff moved into the former Landmark [...]
