Here are Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lonnie Mack performing “Double Whammy.” The site has covered SRV before. Lonnie Mack — who Vaughan cited as...
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Music really is universal. “The Waters of March” (“Aguas de Marco”) is a beautiful samba or bossa nova song (I am unsure of the...
We seem to be living in the golden era of television drama. Starting with the “Sopranos,” both premium and basic cable have presented one great...
Guitarist and harmonica player Will Shade was one of the main players of the very important Memphis Jug Band. (Check it out, it’s great stuff)...
Two from a NPR Tiny Desktop Concert recorded this year. I haven’t follow the band closely and was surprised at how jazzy they get. Great musicians. Here...
Johnny Hodges was a giant. Here is some of his profile at the Encyclopedia Britannica: Hodges played lead alto in Ellington’s sax section; his melody lines...
Richie Blackmore was born on this day in 1945. “Smoke on the Water” still sounds good.
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Nino Arobelidze is a good friend of The Daily Music Break. She’s a singer/song writer with a unique and fresh sound built on her childhood...
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...
