This is the grave of Bobby Rogers. Born in 1940 in Detroit, Rogers was born in the very same hospital and on the very same day as a baby named Smokey Robinson. But they didn't know that til later. In 1956, Rogers started singing with...
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There's been a concerted attempt of late to expand the rise of fascism into Ireland, one of the few Anglophone white countries where it has not taken hold. The Irish.
The real shock is that Sly Stone actually lived to 82. And the last 50 years were pretty bad. But my God did he transform music for a few years..
I finished watching the Netflix series Break It All: A History of Rock in Latin America this week and while I wouldn't say it is breaking any new ground in the art of documentary film, this straightforward series is worth your time. It is the...
Wow, Big Ears. Just....wow, I saw 31 sets of music in 4 days. I am pretty proud of that. Almost all of these were either full sets or close to.
This is the grave of Dinah Washington. Born in 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Ruth Lee Jones grew up in Chicago. Her family was part of the Great Migration, getting out.
This is the grave of Billy Davis, though very hard to read because of the interaction between the rain and that smooth black stone. Also, I seem to have deleted the picture of the headstone itself. As always, professional quality work here! Born in 1932...
Another new list I started this year was keeping track of all the live music I've seen. Thanks to my Music Notes I was able to backdate this several years.
This is the grave of Torrie Zito. Born in 1933 in Utica, New York, Salvatore Zito grew up in an Italian-American family, in case the name wasn't clear enough on.
It is almost impossible to overstate the importance of Quincy Jones to modern music. He knew everyone going back to a young Clark Terry and Ray Charles before he even used that name. Of course his productions and arrangements are what everyone remembers him for,...
Phil Lesh was the Grateful Dead's bassist and probably the best pure musician in the band. He also was deeply committed to exploring other sonic worlds and used his significant.
GGV- Growing up with that horrible father and all that fame and pressure, I cannot imagine how anyone survived it even semi-functional. Michael sure didn't. Tito seemed to mostly. It's.