Bukka White’s bio is interesting, particularly the involvement of John Fahey. You can hear White’s influence in his music. Please check it out...
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Little Richard entered a New Orleans recording studio to begin two days of recording. Things were not going well and during a break, Richard and his producer;...
Illegally downloading music is a crime that should be punished. However, it seems a bit harsh to ruin somebody for doing so. Reuters reports that the 8th...
Dexter Gordon’s website sums up his importance in one line. He was, it says, “the first musician to translate the language of Bebop to the tenor...
From This Day in Music for Sept. 13, 2012: 2009, Vera Lynn went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘We’ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera...
Tony Woodcock, The President of the New England Conservatory of Music, has a nice commentary at Huffington Post on the tie between music and movies and...
Here is the start of The North Mississippi Allstars’ bio. Clearly, the lineage is good. In the beginning, a father passed away and a child was born...
The Washington Post has a positive review of La Futura, the first studio album from ZZ Top in a decade. The review points out that the band brought in Rick...
This is from the listing in This Day in Music for Sept. 12, 1964. The Supremes, The Shangri-La’s, Marvin Gaye, Dusty Springfield, The Ronettes, Millie...
A classical cellist could be intimidating. Yo-Yo Ma, however seems like a regular guy. But, of course, somebody who performs at this level is special. This is...
