Category Archives: Music

Today’s Music: Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass, “Why Don’t You Do Right?”

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Never heard of the great vocalist Ella Fitzgerald and the equally great guitar player Joe Pass? Time to get hip! Click on their names and read up while you listen to the tune below.

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Today’s Music: The Rolling Stones, “Miss You”

Posted on March 25, 2012 by admin

Trust me on this, these guys could have been big, if they had listened to Andrew Loog Oldham.** ** This is a joke. Oldham was instrumental in the Stones’ early success.

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Today’s Music: Michael Hedges on Acoustic Guitar

Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin

I have to admit I know next to nothing about guitarist Michael Hedges except he died young, but he does a beautiful job on this acoustic piece, “Eleven Small Roaches”: H/T to Michael Dare of Dareland.

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More Weird Pix for March 20, 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 by admin

1. Just what everyone needs — an image consultant. Be like The Donald — everyone thinks he’s rich, despite owing more than he makes, because his ‘image people’ keep telling the MSM he’s rich and they report it without checking … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: One of the Worst TV Show Themes Ever

Posted on March 20, 2012 by admin

Unsubstantiated rumor is that composer Neal Hefti was grabbing-the-floor stoned when he wrote this annoying brain-killer. Whether that’s true or not, musically, “The Batman Theme” really is a ripe piece of flaming crap left at the cultural doorstep in 1966, the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Paul Butterfield in 1985, “Why Do People Act Like That?”

Posted on March 18, 2012 by admin

Paul Butterfield on David Letterman’s show in 1985, doing a great version of Junior Wells’ tune, “Why Do People Act Like That?” H/T to Mike Anderson

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Today’s Music: Leo Kottke from the 1970s, “Vaseline Machine Gun”

Posted on March 17, 2012 by admin

More about the great guitarist Leo Kottke is here. The music is down there:

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Today’s Music: Ry Cooder “No Banker Left Behind”

Posted on March 16, 2012 by admin

Mr. Cooder does himself proud here, and he wrote the lyrics, too.

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Today’s Music: Donovan “Catch the Wind”

Posted on March 14, 2012 by admin

Donovan (b. Donovan Leitch), the Scottish folk musician who was once called ‘Britain’s answer to Bob Dylan’ never had quite the impact of The Man from Hibbing, but he was a good singer, guitar player and songwriter. For a time … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Educated ‘Sluts’ Respond to Rush Limbaugh

Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin

H/T to Susan Miller and Mike Anderson.

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