H/T: Walter W. Emmanuelle Seigner has been married to Roman Polanski since 1989. She is an actress — her husband directed her in “Frantic”...
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Wikipedia does a great job of writing opening paragraphs that succinctly highlight the subject’s influence. This profile of the great jazz pianist Bill...
Here is part of the very good profile of Otis Redding from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website, He was inducted in 1989: Redding’s relatively unspectacular...
Thinking about it logically, a godparent/godchild relationship between any two random people is no less weird than in cases in which the couple is famous. But...
This is from the Vienna’s Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2013 New Year’s concert. I intended to post it yesterday, but never got around to it. The...
One of the reasons that I love doing this site is that it leads me to more thoroughly look for music. Once in a while, I find gems such as this. The song...
The reasons that older rock bands get back together probably are varied, from nostalgia to creative urges to boredom. And, by the way, there is the money. King...
Those are two great nicknames, and there probably were more. Champion Jack Dupree led an interesting life, it seems. From the AllMusic bio: Dupree was...
Merry Christmas from The Daily Music Break and Colbie Caillat. I hope the year ahead — and beyond — is healthy and happy for everyone.
Ray Price, who died last week at 87 years of age, is an important figure in what may be described as the domestication of country music. Here is the beginning...
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.
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