Music
Legendary jazz trumpet master Freddie Hubbard has passed away at age 70. A towering figure in jazz circles, Mr. Hubbard played on hundreds of recordings in a career that began in 1958, the year he arrived in New York from his hometown of Indianapolis, where he had studied at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music […]
Elvis left the building for good on August 16, 1977. I remember it like it was yesterday. When news broke, we were celebrating my mother’s birthday (Happy Birthday Mom!). It was as if the air went out of the room. Nobody was particularly surprised that he died given how he was looking. It was more […]
Thank God some people have too much free time on their hands! What is Rickrolling? In 2007, Rick Astley became the subject of a viral Internet meme in which an estimated 25 million Internet users were tricked into watching Rick Astley’s video “Never Gonna Give You Up” by posting it under the name of other […]
Clifford Brown Oct. 10, 1930-June 26, 1956 Unless you really follow the history of jazz, you’ve probably never heard of Clifford Brown. That’s your loss. Clifford Brown was a genius, one of the greatest trumpet players of all time. He burst on the jazz scene in the early 1950’s, at a time when the trumpet […]
I’ve been cranking lots of classic music from The Band lately, and thought I’d post a few of my favorites for your listening enjoyment. These are from Martin Scorsese’s classic documentary of The Band’s final concert, The Last Waltz. Up On Cripple Creek Stage Fright Further On Up The Road with Eric Clapton For some […]
Oops he did it again, that has been the refrain lately as Barack Obama compiles an impressive list of campaign gaffe’s. It’s enough to make Dan Quayle blush. Our great producer Rob was inspired to bring Britney Spears and Barack together in this musical number that takes us through some of Obama’s greatest hits, or […]
Gateway Pundit inspired our producer Rob to bring Babs and Bubba together again in a song parody that brings us back ten years to this very date, the 1998 State of the Union address. Great job by Rob.