Music
I’ve been fortunate to see live performances from some legendary jazz masters, such as John Coltrane’s band mates McCoy Tyner and the late, great Elvin Jones. Unfortunately, I never got to see Oscar Peterson live. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter because my house is filled with hours upon hours of his great music. This will be […]
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I was watching the Eric Clapton Crossroads guitar festival on PBS last evening, and it was a very enjoyable show. Recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of live music online via a website called Wolfgang’s Vault. The site is awesome and has hundreds of live concerts from a ridiculously diverse group of muscians, from […]
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The “I come in praise of” series started with this post,I come in praise of Danny Bonaduce. Shakira, a pop singer that I cared little for before today, knocked my socks off when I saw this, Shakira announces $40 million in aid for Latam NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colombian pop star Shakira announced a $40 […]
Stevie Ray Vaughn October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990
I’ll admit it, I love Elvis, especially the 1968-1973 Elvis, in Vegas, looking like the coolest guy who ever was. Elvis died thirty years ago today, and I remember it like it happened yesterday. My mother’s birthday is today, (Happy Birthday Mom!) and she was having some of her friends over for a party. In […]