Category Archives: Music

Cartoonishly Weird for July 12. 2012

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin
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Today’s Music: Van Cliburn, Christine McVie, Philip Taylor Kramer

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

Classical piano ‘pop star’ Van Cliburn was born on this day in 1934. During the ’50s and ’60s his name was synonymous with classical music and musical genius for most Americans. Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie wailed her first this day … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bonnie Pointer, Suzanne Vega

Posted on July 11, 2012 by admin

Texas blues legend Blind Lemon Jefferson greeted the world today in 1893 (d. 1929). Eve though his life was short, BLJ has had enormous influence on succeeding generations of blues and rock musicians. (BTW, his was actually blind and his … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Arlo Guthrie, Bela Fleck

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

Folk-rocker, songwriter and Woody’s kid Arlo Guthrie was born today in 1947. Here are two of the tunes that made him famous; the first one is Arlo’s, the other was composed by Steve Goodman: Banjo picker extraordinaire Bela Fleck was … Continue reading →

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Rush D. Pigboy in White Man’s Blues

Posted on July 9, 2012 by admin
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Today’s Music: Mitch Mitchell, Debbie Sledge

Posted on July 9, 2012 by admin

Mitch Mitchell, drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, was born today in 1946 (d. 2008). Playing in a power trio, even behind a talent like Hendrix, isn’t easy, especially if you want to keep the music interesting. Some samples: Debbie … Continue reading →

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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’s Birthday

Posted on July 8, 2012 by admin

Actor and musician Kevin Bacon was born today in 1958. A fine actor able to play credible characters in a wide variety of films, from comedy to drama, I have it on good authority he’s also one hell of a … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Billy Eckstine, Johnnie Johnson, Jerry Vale, Beck

Posted on July 8, 2012 by admin

Smooth jazz ballad singer Billy Eckstine was born today in 1914 (d. 1993). Whether you like the style of music or not, the man had a set of pipes on him. Blues pianist and singer Johnnie Johnson, best known for … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Gustav Mahler, Joe Zawinul, Ringo Starr

Posted on July 7, 2012 by admin

Composer/conductor Gustav Mahler was born today in 1860 (d. 1911). A sampling of his compositions: Jazz keyboardist and composer Joe Zawinul was born this day in 1932 (d. 2007). As well as composing the Cannonball Adderly pop hit “Mercy, Mercy, … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Bill Haley, Della Reese, Gene Chandler, Nanci Griffith

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

The first King of Rock ‘n’ Roll — he predated Elvis — Bill Haley was born today in 1925 (d. 1981). In 1953, a year before Elvis Presley was recorded by Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, Bill Haley … Continue reading →

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