Cream bass player and singer Jack Bruce — actually, John Symon Asher Bruce — would have turned 74 years old on Sunday. This is from Bruce’s...
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Spin posted an article yesterday describing a staged variety show being planned by David Byrne. The program will be presented at Town Hall in New York City on...
CBS Sunday Morning ran a very interesting piece this week on the connection between painter Marc Chagall and music. That reports features an interview with...
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John Prine’s official website is here. Fan sites usually are more comprehensive, since they are labors of love and contributed to by many people. The Prine...
Tony Thomas, a good friend of the site, sent this clip of Sturgill Simpson. Writes Thomas: “Simpson has had a slow-to-develop but ever-more-successful...
The classic jazz community is celebrating the centennial of Ella Fitzgerald, who was born on April 25, 1917. Fitzgerald, along with Billie Holiday and Sarah...
There is something profound about the refrain of the song “Jesus is on the Mainline.” It is not going to church or synagogue to find god. It is...
The Texas Tornados are one of the most important bands in the history of Tex-Mex (aka Tejano or conjunto) music. The band consisted of Freddy Fender...
The connections between country, blues and early jazz are clear. Where some forms of modern jazz fit in the the larger landscape is less clear. The key...