Musical Appreciation

Ian Whitcomb ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Ian Whitcomb ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Born on this day in 1941: Ian Whitcomb, still performing to this very day. Ian Timothy Whitcomb was born in Woking, Surrey, England, to a family that already had show biz in its blood. His grandfather Jack founded British Screen Classics, an early entry in the motion picture business, which eventually bankrupt him. Before that, Ian’s father Pat worked there, and even co-starred in the 1929 flick, Mr. Nobody (not to be confused with the 2009 SciFi film), a movie ...
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Musical Interlude ► Happy Birthday Harry Nilsson
Dateline June 15, 1941 – A happy father had a son*, Harry Edward Nilsson III. There was a time I listed my Top Three artists as Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, ...
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Musical Appreciation ► Cole PorterMusical Appreciation ► Cole Porter
An example of a “coal porter,” a man who delivers the coal. © 2012 Friedrich Seidenstücker, from the MoMa collection Another example of a coal porter is a rail car for coal. It’s my opinion that ...
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Day In History ► Josephine Baker BornDay In History ► Josephine Baker Born
Dateline June 3, 1906 – Chanteusse Josephine Baker is born. Is there any doubt that had Josephine Baker been born White, she’d have been a huge star in ‘Merka who ...
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Musical Interlude ► Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band
The greatest LP of the entire Rock era was released 45 years ago today. The Beatles masterpiece was a revelation, a concept album with a gatefold cover (already done by ...
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Musical Interlude ► Papa John CreachMusical Interlude ► Papa John Creach
Dateline May 28, 1917 – Papa John Creach, violinist, was born on this day and would have turned 95, had he not had the misfortune of dying in 1994. Creach ...
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Harry Nilsson ► Thursday (Here's Why I Did Not Go To Work Today) ► A Musical InterludeHarry Nilsson ► Thursday (Here’s Why I Did Not Go To Work Today) ► A Musical Interlude
“Thursday (Here’s Why I Did Not Go To Work Today)” has always been one of my favourite Harry Nilsson tunes. It comes from Sandman, a latter day effort. Harry’s voice ...
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Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra ► Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To BeElvis Presley and Frank Sinatra ► Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be
Dateline: May 12, 1960 – Elvis Presley, newly returned from the U.S. Army, serving Uncle Sam, makes his first network tee vee appearance with Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra:   And ...
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Day In History ►  May 7 ► The Beatles’ Last U.S. SingleDay In History ► May 7 ► The Beatles’ Last U.S. Single
Dateline 1970 – The Beatles released “The Long and Winding Road” on this day. It would turn out to be the last single The Beatles ever released in ‘Merka. A month earlier, ...
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Happy Birthday Dennis Cowan ► Bonzo Dog Band ► May 6Happy Birthday Dennis Cowan ► Bonzo Dog Band ► May 6
The Bonzo Dog Band Happy Birthday to Dennis Cowan, celebrating the big Six Five today. Dennis was bassist for the Bonzo Dog Band, originally The Bonzo Dog Dada Band, then The ...
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R.I.P. ► Lloyd Brevett ► Skatalites BassistR.I.P. ► Lloyd Brevett ► Skatalites Bassist
Jamaica mourns one of her native sons in the passing of Lloyd Brevett, original bassist for The Skatalites, at the age of 80. Brevett was there at the beginning. It ...
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Happy Birthday Willie Nelson - Still Crazy After All These YearsHappy Birthday Willie Nelson – Still Crazy After All These Years
Willie Nelson turns 79 today and he’s still going strong, dropping his new CD “Heroes” next month, featuring Merle Haggard, Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver, and Sheryl Crow, among ...
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It's Duke Ellington Day in NYC!!!It’s Duke Ellington Day in NYC!!!
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared today Duke Ellington Day, on what would have been the 110th birthday of the musical legend.  Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington died in ...
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