THE MAESTRO OF MOON RIVER
As a lover of music (look how many posts in this blog deal with music!), I like to call attention to luminaries younger music aficionados...
THE SECOND BRITISH INVASION
I was fortunate to have been alive for the first British musical invasion in the Swinging Sixties. Shortly after the death of President...
AULD LANG SYNE
Like anyone of my age, my encounter with the song "Auld Lang Syne" can be traced to some New Year's Eve when I was a little kid and...
THE TIME I GOT STOOD UP
It doesn't even seem that the concept of getting "stood up" even exists anymore. I mean, who even asks people out on traditional dates? ...
HERBIE
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! I'm always interested in introducing students to some great music. Since most music today is...
LADY SOUL
When I was in my early teens, I used to listen to Top 40 radio on WABC am radio from New York, a ubiquitous voice blaring from transistor...
PEG
I have spent a lot of time dissing certain types of music in these blog posts. I have complained about the poverty of talent and the...
CHRISTMAS JAZZ PART IV or "I Want A Hammond B3 Organ and a Leslie Speaker Under My Tree for Chr
As my loyal readers know, I am a big fan of jazz music during the Christmas/New Year's season. Part of the reason is that Christmas is a...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART IV) DONOVAN
"The ancient book of changes, the “I Ching,” says, 'Music releases the obscure emotions of the heart.'” -Donovan If I associate any...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART III) SGT. PEPPER
During the last week of May, 1967 history was made. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released and nothing was ever the same...