Today, Mitt Romney made a lame birther joke about President Obama. The Obama campaign quickly responded that Born in the U.S.A. is the song of the day. One...
Tag - daily music break
I believe, but am not certain, that I first heard this great Blaze Foley song at the site Crooks and Liars. In any case, it made a deep impression. I Googled...
The Journal of Neuroscience concludes that people gain benefits from even limited musical training: The people who had studied music, even if only for a few...
Here are Billboard’s Top Ten Rock songs for the week of August 25. I still don’t know why they are a week ahead: 1. Oh Love: Green Day 2. Burn It...
I was looking for clips of zydeco king Clifton Chenier when I happened on the song above. It’s essentially irresistible, so I decided to feature it...
The Telegraph, a site that covers central Georgia, details a presentation on the music of the Holocaust that was made by Alfred Schneider at Georgia College...
The photos in the clip above were taken for the Farm Services Administration by John Vachon. This is Woody Guthrie’s centennial year, which is...
John Fahey is one of the most unique guitarists ever. He was eccentric–I’ve heard a few stories over the years–and very influential. Here...
A major force in Chicago, Carl Davis, has died at age 77. Here is part of the obituary in The New York Times: Though Chicago’s soul scene was less celebrated...
Lonnie Brooks’ history is full of fun names and references. He was born, for instance, in the town of Dubuisson, Louisiana and played with the great...