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Have you ever thought of collecting vintage sheet music as a hobby? While the collection value will never match that of other antique items it can still be a fun and rewarding hobby to take on. During the 1890’s there was a push to produce sheet music that prominently featured favorite stage songs. As the [...]
One of the most overused expressions of all time is ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’, but speaking as an elder schnauzer myself I can’t deny that there is a kibble of truth contained somewhere in there. Still, I have been known to occasionally learn a new thing or two if given a [...]
Through the efforts of one dedicated man, you can download thousands of digitized recordings that he is currently working to upload from old 78s contained in his personal collection. These tracks, available free of charge, come from the greats of jazz, blues, country, bluegrass and more. They feature legends such as Art Tatum, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Bill Monroe, Billie Holiday, Count
Source: [b]Chicago Tribune[/b] Under an elliptical moon, the sight of an illegal Mexican immigrant alone with a 15-year-old hometown girl seemed to push the beer-fueled high school football players into deadly violence. "Isn't it a little late for you guys to be out?" one teen reportedly asked ...
The following was forwarded to me by News Democrat columnist Wally Spiers who had someone forward it to him. It's an article about Stan Musial written by the Kansas City Star's Joe Posnanski. It comes complete with this note from...
July 18, 2008 By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Luis Ramirez came to the U.S. from Mexico six years ago to look for work, landing in this town in Pennsylvania's coal region. Here, he found steady employment, fathered two children and, his fiancee...
An illegal immigrant was beaten to death in Pennsylvania over the weekend and despite witness reports that the attackers yelled ethnic slurs, authorities say the killing wasn't racially motivated.
SHENANDOAH, Pa.-- Luis Ramirez came to the U.S. from Mexico six years ago to look for work, landing in this town in Pennsylvania's coal region. Here, he found steady employment, fathered two children and, his fiancee said, occasionally endured harassment by white residents.
AVALON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a creative journey that has encompassed over three decades of hit singles and more than twelve albums exceeding platinum status, Kenny Loggins has found
In part 2 of American Popular Song and World War II we'll hear music from Louis Jordan ("You Can't Get That No More"), Kitty Kallen with Jimmy Dorsey ("They're Either Too Young or Too Old"), Sam Donahue's Navy band ("Convoy"), a rare recording of Bing Crosby with Glenn Miller's...
Jimmy Giuffre 1921-2008 High on my list of places I’d travel to if a time machine were available is a recording studio on the west coast in the year 1955. Jimmy Giuffre was playing a short original composition called “So Low.” He played a clarinet, accompanied only by his own tapping foot. Already in his mid-thirties, this three minute recording serves as a perfect entry point into his music, for it...
A reserved, professorial figure, Jimmy Giuffre (pronounced “Joo-free”) was a restless musician whose unorthodox career encompassed the big band era, lyrical folk-jazz, the avant-garde and — late in life — the more tasteful end of the jazz-rock spectrum. Although he enjoyed little commercial success after the 1950s, he commanded the unwavering respect of musicians and critics.
When I first began listening to jazz in the late 1950’s I was initially drawn to the older big-band style, but over the next few years I began to discover another type of music with appeal. Some of the younger guys were playing a different form of jazz, and it caught my attention. My first favorite [...]
Made this mix for The Duchess right after Duke Jr. was born. The Dairy Barn was my nickname for the breastfeeding mother. Of course, while she was pregnant, I called her The Vessel . I am strange, aren’t I? 1. Tommy Dorsey ∞ Opus One 2. Bing Crosby ∞ Swing On A Star 3. Jimmy Dorsey ∞ Amapola 4. Benny Goodman ∞ Tea For Two 5. Count Basie ∞ One O’clock Jump 6. Bing Crosby with Judy Garland & Al Jolson...
Selections from the album Always In My Heart (1964) by Los Indios Tabajaras . "...This pair of brothers, members of the Tabajara tribe of northern Brazil, were one of the most unlikely successes of the space age pop era. Nearly 20 years after they first began recording professionally and in the midst of the twist craze, they had a Top 10 pop hit with their cover of Maria Elena, a Mexican folk tune...
