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Category Archives: Jazz
Today’s Music: Paul Butterfield, “Born in Chicago” Two-Fer
There was a time in the ‘60s and early ‘70s when every self-respecting young white blues-rock guitarist was required to know two tunes, “Louie, Louie” and “Born in Chicago.” The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was a fairly big name back … Continue reading
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Tagged Born in Chicago, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Rick Danko
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Today’s Music: Fats Waller & Art Tatum, “Georgia On My Mind” (1941)
You’ve heard Ray Charles’ great vocal version, but here a couple of other geniuses take a crack at Hoagy Carmichael’s 1930 melody instrumentally. Fats (Thomas Wright) Waller is first, followed by Art Tatum, and I’ve plum run out of superlatives … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Georgia On My Mind
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Today’s Music: Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass, “Why Don’t You Do Right?”
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.
Today’s Music: Michael Hedges on Acoustic Guitar
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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Tagged Acoustic Guitar, Folk Music, Michael Hedges
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Today’s Music: One of the Worst TV Show Themes Ever
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
Posted in Humor, Idiots, Jazz, Music, Rock, Video
Tagged 1966, Batman Theme, Hullabaloo Dancers, Neal Hefti
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Today’s Music: Paul Butterfield in 1985, “Why Do People Act Like That?”
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
Today’s Music: Leo Kottke from the 1970s, “Vaseline Machine Gun”
More about the great guitarist Leo Kottke is here. The music is down there:
Today’s Music: Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing”
Mark Knopfler’s guitar work on the original is liquid gold, and he also wrote the tune. H/T to Kym Thomas.
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Tagged Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Sultans of Swing
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Today’s Music: John Fahey “Impressions of Susan” (1967)
H/T to Johnny Young.