Chick Corea – Amando Anthony Corea, to be precise – was born in Chelsea, MA in 1941. He is of southern Italian and Spanish descent. Corea is considered one of...
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On June 9th, The Daily Music Break posted a poll asking who are the greatest electric blues guitarists. The winner, hands-down, was Rory Gallagher. He received...
There are interesting anniversaries every day and, of course, birthdays of note. On this day in 1967, for instance, The Monterey International Pop Music...
Here are ten (actually, a few more) fun facts about music: 1. Merle Haggard was incarcerated in San Quentin Prison from 1958 to 1960. He was inspired by Johnny...
Walter Horton, who also was known as Big Walter Horton, Mumbles Horton and Walter “Shakey” Horton, was a Mississippi-born harmonica player who lived from 1918...
It seems like a good time to do something a little new. Please vote on your favorite three electric blues guitarists. If enough people vote, I’ll take...
Townes Van Zandt is a legendary singer songwriter. To some degree, he was the stereotype: A brilliant writer who was not hugely successful during his lifetime...
The popular saxophonist Kenny G — Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (bet you didn’t know that) — was born on this day in 1956. Here is more about the...
An idea of the importance of William Christopher (W.C.) Handy is apparent in his nickname: The Father of the Blues. Handy was born in Florence, Alabama, in...
This is Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” played a student orchestra from the University of Indiana’s Jacobs School of Music. The...
