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The New Riders of the Purple Sage were one of the bands that came out of the San Francisco scene in the 1960s. Indeed, Grateful Dead people are all over the...
I know, I know. You are sick of classical versions of “Purple Haze.” Sorry about offering another. Actually, just as many of today’s...
Young musical savants make me uncomfortable. The reason is simply that I am worried about the kid: Is he or she being allowed to be a kid, or is it 24/7...
Here is Cub Koda, writing at AllMusic, on Jimmy Reed: There’s simply no sound in the blues as easily digestible, accessible, instantly recognizable, and...
HT: KCN
Just great. From 2006.
HT: JH I had never heard of Etta Baker before hearing a clip on Facebook. My loss. She initially reminded me of Elizabeth Cotten, but Baker clearly is unique...
Here is what Jazz Giants says about Hank Mobley: Mobley began playing tenor saxophone as a New Jersey teenager and gained experience in the bands of Max Roach...
The Queen of Soul was born on this day in 1942. Here is more on Ms. Franklin. The great clip above is from the show “The Midnight Special.” It...
I got into a traffic jam–a pretty bad one–on The Long Island Expressway earlier today. This came on WBGO, which is the Newark Public Radio station...