This encyclopedic Bob Dylan site has the details on every song he wrote, including the last time each was performed and other minutia. The site has tons of other information.
Some enjoyable Dylan songs are in the playlist below the nice picture, which is by F. Antolín Hernández.
Above is a great video of Duke Ellington performing one of the most important jazz pieces ever, the beautiful “Mood Indigo.” John Lamb is the bassist and Rufus Jones is on drums, though he is not seen. There is a visceral and real quality to the recording, which was made in...
Eugene Earl Bostic – who dropped the first name as a performer – was an alto saxophone player who lived from 1913 to 1965. He does not have a very high profile today, especially among casual jazz fans. But make no mistake about it: Earl Bostic is a giant. Profiles of jazz players reveal...
One of the best places to find a certain type of pop music is in television commercials. These songs generally have great hooks and a unique and distinctive sound. The choices also subtly speak to the where the target demographic is culturally, at least in the eyes of the producers. The...
The Daily Music Break is going to publish an eBook entitled “Beyond Boundaries: Great Music Beyond Eras and Boundaries” next week. The eBook contains about 40 updated/rewritten posts. It will be available free for a few days after launch. I will let you know when. Please...
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.
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