The list of legendary trumpet players from the New Orleans area doesn’t begin or end with Louis Armstrong. Indeed, the list essentially is endless. Red...
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An interesting quote from Jascha Heifetz–considered one of the greatest violinists ever–on the importance of rehearsing: “If I don’t...
After Midnight. TDMB featured J.J. Cale previously.
I will just list the names of the people I recognize. There no doubt are some I missed. Stevie Ray Vaughan Dick Dale (no, it’s not Joe Pesci) Annette...
I was surprised when one YouTube comment bemoaned the fact that The Moody Blues are not in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I checked and it is so...
Oscar Peterson is among the greatest jazz pianists. Many consider Art Tatum — as the excerpt below suggests — to be the best, while Peterson, Bud...
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov had more than a great (31 letter) name. Flight of the Bumblebee, of course, is familiar. It clearly demands tremendous...
Jim Foglesong, a legendary country music executive, died Tuesday in Nashville. Foglesong signed Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, George Strait...
As usual, everything I thought about a song turned out to be wrong. I’ve Been Everywhere (above) — a song that essentially is a list of cities...
