Fork in the Road almost certainly is unique among videos made by superstars. If you haven’t seen it, check it out. I’m not sure what the back story...
Reading Music
The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.
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Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
Category - Rock
Big Head Todd and the Monsters have a nice big sound. Here is the band’s website, a compilation of set lists, its Facebook page and a bit of a profile...
Mountain had a dual personality. It was a great and influential power trio that played at Woodstock and had a direct link to Cream, the ultimate super group...
The Daily Music Break periodically repeats posts from earlier in the site’s run. This was originally posted on April 20, 2012, marked the passing of...
Editor’s note: TDMB is reposting great music from the early days of the site. This was originally posted on April 17, 2012. Of course, information or...
Editor’s Note: The Daily Music Break periodically re-posts music from earlier in the site’s run. This post originally appeared, by great...
Some very nice music suggested by a site visitor. The tune above suggests to me that the band has listened to its share of Pink Floyd, though they have a...
The Daily Music Break — which celebrated its third anniversary yesterday — periodically re-posts material from the archives. This post initially...
Editor’s Note: We are re-posting material that previously appeared at The Daily Music Break. This originally posted on March 22, 2012. The US wages a...
The Daily Music Break periodically re-posts older material. The music gets better over time. This post originally appeared on March 23, 2012. Since we posted...