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This is the grave of Sam Goody. Born in 1904 in New York City, Sam Gutowitz grew up in the city and started running stores, part of the Jewish merchant.
Word from his family is that the great Joe Ely has died. He had Lewy's body dementia and Parkinson's, so it wasn't totally surprising, but it's still an enormous loss.
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..
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.
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.
