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August 1, 2025

LaVern Baker: “Jim Dandy Got Married” and “Playing the Game of Love”

http://www.youtube.com/embed/71MUwJOiK9o Dolores Williams, aka LaVern Baker (with several name stops along the way, including "Little…

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Jazz Music Music

August 1, 2025

A Great Day in Harlem

I was looking for a nice afternoon post and happened across this famous photograph. Here…

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Music Rock Music

August 1, 2025

Donald Fagen’s Fourth Solo Album Tomorrow

Donald Fagen’s fourth solo album, Sunken Condos, will be released tomorrow. DJ and Huffington Post…

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Jazz Music Music

August 1, 2025

Number One on this Day in 1942

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra's (I've Got a Girl) in Kalamazoo was tops in October.…

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Folk Music Music

August 1, 2025

Laura Nyro: “Save the Country”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwn97weAxa0 It's cool to blog from an airplane. Laura Nyro was simply amazing. I've always…

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Classical Music Music

August 1, 2025

Happy Birthday, Luciano Pavarotti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojeLyPo_Wz4 The great tenor sings Ave Maria. Pavarotti was born in 1935. We had some fun with…

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Blues Music Music

August 1, 2025

Delbert McClinton: “B Movie Box Car Blues”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVxorhmYADc The great Delbert McClinton cuts across many genres. Here is All Music's take: The venerable Delbert…

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Music Rock Music

August 1, 2025

Ladysmith Black Mambazo/Paul Simon: “You Can Call Me Al”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9id9wVSFhs This is intended as a Ladysmith Black Mambazo post, not one on Paul Simon. Initially,…

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Jazz Music Music

August 1, 2025

Art Blakey was Born on This Day in 1919

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFV8VngqDho&list=PLjG7IQIqN32eTtxW6Fph9gFVyGubGWF26 The great drummer Art Blakey was born on Oct. 11, 1919 in Pittsburgh.…

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Jazz Music Music

August 1, 2025

John Coltrane: “Naima”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Cx-TxiBi43c The musicians on Naima, above, are Coltrane on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy…

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LaVern Baker: “Jim Dandy Got Married” and “Playing the Game of Love”

A Great Day in Harlem

Donald Fagen’s Fourth Solo Album Tomorrow

Number One on this Day in 1942

Laura Nyro: “Save the Country”

Happy Birthday, Luciano Pavarotti

Delbert McClinton: “B Movie Box Car Blues”

Ladysmith Black Mambazo/Paul Simon: “You Can Call Me Al”

Art Blakey was Born on This Day in 1919

John Coltrane: “Naima”

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