This is the grave of Sam Goody. Born in 1904 in New York City, Sam Gutowitz grew up in the city and started running stores, part of the Jewish merchant class. His father was a tailor and his parents had migrated from Poland. A common...
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Word from his family is that the great Joe Ely has died. He had Lewy's body dementia and Parkinson's, so it wasn't totally surprising, but it's still an enormous loss.
This is the grave of Bobby Rogers. Born in 1940 in Detroit, Rogers was born in the very same hospital and on the very same day as a baby named.
There's been a concerted attempt of late to expand the rise of fascism into Ireland, one of the few Anglophone white countries where it has not taken hold. The Irish so far are standing strong against it. Kudos to the musicians and other artists who...
The real shock is that Sly Stone actually lived to 82. And the last 50 years were pretty bad. But my God did he transform music for a few years..
I finished watching the Netflix series Break It All: A History of Rock in Latin America this week and while I wouldn't say it is breaking any new ground in.
Wow, Big Ears. Just....wow, I saw 31 sets of music in 4 days. I am pretty proud of that. Almost all of these were either full sets or close to full sets. Probably the reason I was able to do this so effectively was, frankly,...
This is the grave of Dinah Washington. Born in 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Ruth Lee Jones grew up in Chicago. Her family was part of the Great Migration, getting out.
This is the grave of Billy Davis, though very hard to read because of the interaction between the rain and that smooth black stone. Also, I seem to have deleted.
Another new list I started this year was keeping track of all the live music I've seen. Thanks to my Music Notes I was able to backdate this several years too, which was fun. Anyway, this first list is all the live music I've seen...
This is the grave of Torrie Zito. Born in 1933 in Utica, New York, Salvatore Zito grew up in an Italian-American family, in case the name wasn't clear enough on.
It is almost impossible to overstate the importance of Quincy Jones to modern music. He knew everyone going back to a young Clark Terry and Ray Charles before he even.