Above: Dr. John doing an extended version of “Such a Night”, one of his best known hits. Good music and excellent photography. Perfect for setting the tone for a piece to remember a musical legend. “Such a Night. Sweet confusion under the moonlight….” –from “Such a Night” by Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) Mac Rebennack, …
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Annals of YouTube: Joe Walsh on Setting up a Gibson Les Paul Guitar
A video on how to set up the classic Gibson Les Paul guitar. Your instructor is Joe Walsh.
The Weekend Concert Series: Aretha Franklin Meets the Blues Brothers
The Hunt for New Music: A classic that always brings a smile to your face: Aretha Franklin with her great performance of “Think” from “The Blues Brothers” movie. The direction by John Landis is spot-on and very, very, sharp–notice how he doesn’t bring the Blues Brothers into the choreography until late in the video. Absolutely …
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The Playlist: 4 July 2018
The Hunt for New Music: Just in time(barely) for the Fourth of July, a special playlist, created by DJ Tschugge on Spotify for your evening’s listening pleasure. Clink the play button the link to Spotify (above) and you’ve got a soundtrack for the rest of the day….. The Fine Print: Embed code provided courtesy …
Transitions: Hugh Masekela, (1940 to 2018)
The Hunt for New Music. Hugh Masekela, one of the world’s finest and most honored jazz musicians, has died at the age of 78. Masekela, called a “great son of Africa”, was not just a terrific trump player, but also an anti-apartheid activist who spent three decades in exile. Masekela died from complications of cancer, …
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The Poetry of Rock: Before The Deluge
Jackson Brown has been one our finest songwriters since the seventies. He has a very unique voice and writes exceptional lyrics–it can’t hurt that, at one time, he, along with John David Souther and Glenn Frey and Don Henley (Eagles) all lived in the same apartment complex in Los Angeles. His best work–at least …
The Weekend Concert Series: Steely Dan, Two Against Nature
The Hunt For New Music When we lost Walter Becker on 3 September 2017, we lost one of America’s great and innovative musicians. As one half of the music group Steely Dan (named after an item in a William Burroughs novel…so you get immediately the drift of the intellect of these two), Walter Becker teamed …
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A Fourth of July Anthem
The Hunt for New Music. Does anyone sing America the Beautiful better than Ray Charles? No, is the short answer. In addition to our national anthem, this may be our second greatest song. Ray Charles sings it here, live, with an orchestral accompaniment. Take some time and take it in. He was–and remains via his …
The Poetry of Rock: "Peace Like A River"
Music: It’s been a while since anything from the Poetry of Rock series has been published and that just not a good thing, as I was reminded this morning when, while working on another project, Paul Simon’s “Peace Like A River” came on the audio system. It is one of his most melodic compositions–very streamlined …
Sgt. Pepper's Re-boot
The Hunt for New Music: Embed from Getty Images Here’s an interesting idea for fans of “Sgt. Pepper” and The Beatles. Re-boot the album. Re-imagine, re-order, re-program it, because as terrific as it was, is, and remains, there were some very interesting conversations during the production of the record about what songs should be included …