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Artists I’m Sad I Never Heard Live #1: Baden Powell
Baden Powell is a guitarist and composer who came to prominence in the 1960′s when for a couple years bossa nova music was all the rage. Due to its history, brazilian culture draws on extremely diverse...
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Music You Recognize But Can’t Name #1
There are melodies which get recycled over and over again in movies and movie trailers, TV shows, and TV ads. You recognize them, but may not know the name. So let’s play put names to melodies: “Round...
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Artists You Should Know But Might Not #1 – Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Warnes is a singer who’s done at least two very famous pop tunes you know while at the same time she hardly has the name recognition of numerous inferior performers. Wikipedia tells us that...
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Take Me To The Pilot, Elton
Most people, especially the young, know Elton John starting with perhaps Madman Across The Water. In that case, they may not know this tune which, to my mind, is the best song from his very first...
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Artists Taken From Us By Drugs #1: Tim Hardin
If you’re unaware of Tim Hardin I think you’re in for a treat. Despite the fact that he died in 1980 of a heroin overdose, he left a legacy of a small number of excellent tunes. If you know him at all,...
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OMG – Esperanza Spalding Spanks Justin Bieber
If you’re as sick and tired as I am of hearing about Tiger Beat heartthrob Justin Bieber, then you’ll be just as elated as I am that he got the royal shaft at the Grammies. And especially since he was...
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Digital Vs. Analog Music
When digital music came along and I could buy CD’s that had no clicks and pops and were actually less susceptible to degradation in ordinary handling, I was happy. It seemed the answer to my prayer. I...
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Maybe The Best Blues/Soul Singer You’ve Never Heard Of
When no less an established performer than Mick Jagger refers to another singer as “the best singer in England,” it’s time to ask who he might be talking about. He was talking about John Henry...
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So, Why Is The Rock Hall Of Fame In Cleveland?
Depending on your generation and/or ethnicity, you may associate rock with Memphis, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, or even Seattle. So, why is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHF) located in...
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