Category Archives: Video

Today’s Music: Stephen Foster, Champion Jack Dupree, Bill Withers

Posted on July 4, 2012 by admin

Born on the Fourth of July: Composer Stephen Foster in 1826 (d. 1864)… Blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree in 1910 (d. 1992)… And the great Bill Withers in 1938…

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Today’s Bonus Holiday Music: Ray Charles, “America the Beautiful”

Posted on July 4, 2012 by admin

What should be our national anthem, IMO.

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Actor Andy Griffith Dies at 86

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

Although he’ll mostly be remembered for his television work as Sheriff Andy Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show and Andy of Mayberry, and attorney Ben Matlock in Matlock, Andy Griffith’s finest acting was as itinerant-drifter-turned-cynical-rightie-TV-host Lonesome Rhodes in Elia Kazan’s … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: George M. Cohan, Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Fountain, Fontella Bass

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

‘Yankee Doodle Boy’ George M. Cohan was born this day in 1878 (d. 1942). Here’s Jimmy Cagney performing some of his most famous compositions from the 1942 Cohan biopic, Yankee Doodle Dandy. Delta blues legend Mississippi John Hurt was born … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Rodrigo y Gabriela

Posted on July 2, 2012 by admin

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” In the mid-1960s, the prevailing opinion among rock DJ’s and radio station programmers across the nation was that jazz instrumentals were not of interest to their listeners. Then Cannonball Adderley released the funky-soulbeat … Continue reading →

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Video: Quiz on Biblical Contradictions

Posted on July 1, 2012 by admin
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Today’s Music: Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Deborah Harry

Posted on July 1, 2012 by admin

Blues legend Willie Dixon was born today in 1915 (d. 1992). Without composer/bassist/arranger/producer Dixon, there likely would have been no ‘Chicago Blues’ sound, no Muddy Waters, no Howlin’ Wolf, and certainly no Chess Records. Here’s a sampling of some of … Continue reading →

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Video: Mitt Romney, the Ultimate Flip-Flopper

Posted on June 30, 2012 by admin
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Today’s Music: Lena Horne, Dave Van Ronk, Yngwie Malmsteen

Posted on June 30, 2012 by admin

Irreplaceable jazz vocalist and the definition of class Lena Horne was born today in 1917 (d. 2010). Here’s her signature tune from 1943: And a live performance many years later: Folk-bluesman and ‘Mayor of MacDougal Street’ Dave Van Ronk started … Continue reading →

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Video: Romney Defends Individual Mandate on Healthcare Reform as Gov. of Massachusetts

Posted on June 29, 2012 by admin

Mitt Romney in 2006: Yesterday, Romney Proposed to Replace Obamacare with Unfunded Health Care Reform and Still Balance the Budget. As usual, he’s short on details of how this makes any economic sense.

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