Everything Old Is New Again

Placido Domingo On Music

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:21:53 +0000

“The high note is not the only thing.” ~ Placido Domingo

Bob Marley On Music

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:20:36 +0000

“My music will go on forever. Maybe it’s a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.  ~ Bob Marley

John Sebastian On Music

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:03:42 +0000

“I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.” ~ John Sebastian The #9  Billboard Top 100 hit “Do You Believe in Magic,” composed by Sebastian and performed live by The Lovin’ Spoonful  in 1965 followed by “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice.” And now [...]

Laura Izibor – Let The Truth Be Told (2009)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:03:53 +0000

Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Laura Izibor was signed to her first recording contract (with Jive Records) at age 17! This talented R&B singer is partial to the great music by the Soul singers of the Sixties and Seventies (as am I) and has learned those lessons very, very well. After adding her own youthful, modern [...]

Happy Holidays

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:32:06 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving Day Canada. Happy Columbus Day America. I’ll be Back Thursday with a new musical post. Enjoy your Holiday.

Frank Zappa On Music

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:04:24 +0000

“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid” ~ Frank Zappa

Isaac Hayes Deluxe Shaft Reissue

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:45:57 +0000

9/30/2009 Isaac Hayes Deluxe Shaft Reissue was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (conqueroo) In 1971, the song was everywhere. “Who is the man who would risk his neck for his brother man?” Shaft? Damn right. Isaac Hayes’ Shaft soundtrack album became a #1 album on both the pop and R&B charts [...]

Mr. Magic, Disc Jockey for Early Hip-Hop, Dies at 53

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:37:56 +0000

By DOUGLAS MARTIN Published: October 2, 2009 Mr. Magic, whose panache and persistence in bringing once-reviled rap to mainstream radio in the 1980s helped pave the way for the breakout of hip-hop culture, died on Friday in Brooklyn. He was 53. The cause was a heart attack, said Tyrone Williams, his manager and producer. The Obituary continues at [...]

George Benson – Songs and Stories (2009)

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:12:55 +0000

This is an A+, must have set of music from veteran musician George Benson. The covers are great. The new songs have a seventies/eighties flavor (especially the instrumentals) and yet they still sound fresh and new. The tunes with vocals are tight as are the instrumental selections featuring Benson’s awesome smooth jazz stylings. I am partial to the [...]

Proverbs On Music

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:25:44 +0000

“If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing.” ~ Zimbabwe Proverb

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