Celebrating B.B. King: The Reigning King of Blues Today, we celebrate the birthday of Riley B. King, better known as B.B. King, an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer who fundamentally shaped the... Read More
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Celebrating Jessye Norman: A Luminary in Opera Today, we celebrate the birthday of Jessye Norman, an extraordinary American opera singer and recitalist whose commanding presence and exceptional vocal talent captivated audiences around... Read More
“Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” “Cannonball” Adderley: Happy Birthday Today, we celebrate the birth of one of jazz music’s most iconic figures, Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley, born on September 15, 1928. As an American... Read More
Music: Jazz Fusion? | 7/1978 14 min read Billy Cobham says Jazz fusion will become American folk music. Lenny White says Jazz fusion is really concert hall Jazz. Don Mizell says Jazz fusion... Read More
Music: Jazz in Transition: From Tradition to Fusion |1979-6-4 During the past decade, one periodically heard that jazz was agonizing. Indeed, after the Free Jazz explorations of the 1960s and the early 1970s, many... Read More
In Memoriam: James Earl Jones 1 min read In Memoriam: James Earl Jones We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of the legendary actor James Earl Jones, whose powerful voice and commanding... Read More
Music: The Rebirth of Abbey Lincoln |1979-12-2 Great artists are both aristocrats and recluses — aristocrats because of their taste and refinement, recluses because they must submit to the rigorous discipline necessary... Read More
Music: LaBelle: Patti, Nona & Sarah | Separate, But Equal | 11/1977 We are constantly told that life has so many riches for us. Those riches are ever unfolding, visually and mentally. An example of this process... Read More