Editor’s Note: The Daily Music Break periodically re-posts great music that has been on the site before. This post originally appeared on April 30, 2012. Albert King was not related to B.B. or, for that matter to Freddie, another great blues guitarist who would be King. They all...
Editor’s Note: The Daily Music Break periodically re-posts music from earlier in the site’s run. This post initially appeared on April 28, 2012. The song above is from the Blue Moon Swamp, which was released in 1997. Fogerty helped popularize The Midnight Special by Leadbelly...
The Daily Music Break periodically re-posts older content. This pretty remarkable video originally appeared on April 27, 2012. This video becomes very interesting soon after the one minute mark. The Rev. Gary Davis–whose 116th birthday is next Monday–was one of the main...
Editors Note: The Daily Music Break periodically re-posts music from earlier in the site’s run. Since Tuesday was the centennial of Les Paul’s birth, it seemed like a good time to do so. Here is a link to a Rolling Stone article about a tribute concert featuring Warren Haynes...
Creative promotion and collaboration is the key for Lain music, said presenters at Billboard’s 23rd Latin Music Conference…The great Pete Seeger is getting a “Distinguished Service” award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters…Good festivals = kids cutting...
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.
