Every Time You Go Away #MusicMonday

Before music streaming services like Apple Music, Tidal, and Spotify were the rage, there were audio cassettes—thanks to Lou Ottens.

Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape died March 6, 2021 in the Netherlands at the age of 94.

This was my portable music player when I traveled with my mixed tapes in the eighties. I used to spend hours creating a mix tape from my record albums and 45s. I’m dating myself, but my music and age don’t necessarily line up.

My first exposure to music was on a...