Jack Ruby

Album: Abandon (1998)
Play Video
  • Jack Ruby (1911-67), the assassin of the assassin. The man and his motives have been the subject of much lurid and at times sensational and ill-founded speculation, but like the man he killed, Lee Harvey Oswald, he was a loner, and while Oswald's crime was planned, Ruby's was impulsive.

    Jack Ruby's murder of Lee Harvey Oswald was captured for posterity. If Oswald had lived, he would have stood trial for the murder of the President, and the truth, that he acted alone, would have been so firmly established that the conspiracy industry that has grown up around the Kennedy Assassination would never have taken off.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Fire On The Stage

Fire On The StageSong Writing

When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.

Tom Keifer of Cinderella

Tom Keifer of CinderellaSongwriter Interviews

Tom talks about the evolution of Cinderella's songs through their first three albums, and how he writes as a solo artist.

Zakk Wylde

Zakk WyldeSongwriter Interviews

When he was playing Ozzfest with Black Label Society, a kid told Zakk he was the best Ozzy guitarist - Zakk had to correct him.

70s Music Quiz 1

70s Music Quiz 1Music Quiz

The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.

Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum

Dave Pirner of Soul AsylumSongwriter Interviews

Dave explains how the video appropriated the meaning of "Runaway Train," and what he thought of getting parodied by Weird Al.

Ben Kowalewicz of Billy Talent

Ben Kowalewicz of Billy TalentSongwriter Interviews

The frontman for one of Canada's most well-known punk rock bands talks about his Eddie Vedder encounter, Billy Talent's new album, and the importance of rock and roll.