The videos of the great Aretha Franklin that have been posted at various places since her passing last week tell a fascinating story. The videos are great...
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Tenor sax player Stanley Turrentine, a native of Pittsburgh, lived from 1934 to 2000. Wikipedia’s profile notes that his career began in what it terms...
The Queen of Soul was born on this day in 1942. Here is more on Ms. Franklin. The great clip above is from the show “The Midnight Special.” It...
There are a lot of songs that are just cool. Some great ones: “Hit the Road Jack,” of course, and “Speedoo” by The Cadillacs. And just...
It is impossible to listen to Save the Bones for Henry Jones (above) — especially as delivered by Reggie Houston — without smiling at this gentle...
I had no power for eight days because of the hurricane, but TDMB is back. Did anything interesting happen in the news in the meantime?
The site has a news item today that reports the American Pop Music Hall of Fame is seeking input from the public on which group or performer should be in the...
Ray Charles’ I Can’t Stop Loving You was the top song on the charts during this day in 1962. It held the spot for five weeks, from May 27 to June...
