Happy Birthday Mick Jagger. ‘Live Like Jagger’
This day (July 26, 1943), in Dartford, Kent, England, is born Sir Michael Philip Jagger simply known as Mick Jagger, English singer, songwriter, one of the founders of the Rolling Stones (more…)
This week In One-Off Collaborations 29/52
How well do you know the music of Miles Davis & Chaka Khan, Steve Winwood, Arturo Sandoval & Tito Puente, Bob Weir & Grace Potter, John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana & Etta James, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Freddie King & Johnny Winter, John Mayall & Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller & Joe Sample, Bobby Mcferrin & The Yellowjackets, Rick Wakeman & Jon Lord, Carlos Santana & John Mclaughlin, Al Di Meola, Chick Corea & Billy Cobham, Laurindo Almeida & The Modern Jazz Quartet ? Take our 12-track quiz.
We remember Johnny Winter. ‘Johnny Was Good’
This day (July 16, 2014), in Zurich (Switzerland), died John Dawson ‘Johnny’ Winter III a.k.a. Johnny Winter American blues guitarist and singer. (more…)
This week In ’70s Throwback’ 28/52
How well do you know the music of Tom Waits, Muddy Waters, Clark Terry, Manassas, Curtis Mayfield, Loggins And Messina, Dr. Feelgood, Chicago, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Byrds, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Kiss ? Take our 12-track quiz.
Me:nu Du Jour – July 10 in Music (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Cream, Chicago, Coldplay, Beatles, Frank Ocean, Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan We Celebrate Neil Tennant, Pet Shop Boys , Béla Fleck, Mavis Staples, Lee Morgan…
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Goin’ Home
Released on May 5, 2014, "Goin' Home" is the seventh album by Kenny Wayne Shepherd. It is an exploration into the music of Shepherd’s biggest influences, and features guest performances…
‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ is a playlist for these probing times.
Starting and ending with ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ made famous by The Animals, we made a playlist powered by Hittin’Around. It has Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Joe Mcdonald, Rod Stewart and many more. (more…)
Joe Bonamassa – Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks (DVD & Blueray)
On August 31, 2014, Joe Bonamassa performed a one time only concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater celebrating the music of blues legends Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. It has been…
September, School’s In
From ‘Trouble in school’ to ‘September Song’, we have mixed 17 ‘Jazz’ tunes around the theme of ‘September’. It has Deborah Cox, Hank Jones, Harry James, Charles Mingus and many more. (more…)
Stoned
From ‘Let’s Go Get Stoned’ to ‘Queen Of Diamonds’, we have mixed 18 ‘Jazz & Blues’ tunes around the theme of ‘Stones’. It has Muddy Waters, Janis Joplin, Dinah Washington, John Scofield and many more. (more…)
Jazzin’Around Pork Pie Hat
Starting and ending with Charles Mingus‘s composition ‘Goodbye Pork Pie Hat’, we have mixed 18 ‘Pure Jazz’ tunes around the theme of ‘Charles Mingus‘. It has Charlie Haden, Count Basie, Charlie Haden, Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong and many more. (more…)
I Wish I Could But I Can’t
From ‘I Can’t Stay Mad At You’ to ‘I Can’t Get Started’ , we have mixed 17 ‘Jazz, Soul, Blues,…’ tunes around the theme of ‘Things You Can’t Do’. It has Skeeter Davis, Shirley Bassey, Jerry Lee Lewis, Connie McLean’s Rythm Boys and many more. (more…)
Energy Savings
From ‘Sleep Warm’ to ‘Let Me Get Close To You’ , we have mixed 20 ‘Mellow Jazz’ tunes around the theme of ‘Comfort and Tenderness’. It has Percy Sledge, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Hagood Hardy Orchestra and many more. (more…)
Jazzin’Around Little Red Rooster
Starting and ending with Willie Dixon‘s composition ‘Little Red Rooster’, we have mixed 18 ‘Pure Blues’ tunes around the theme of ‘Willie Dixon‘. It has Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Roscoe Holcomb, Frank Hovington, James Brown and many more. (more…)
Me and Bobby McGee
Starting and ending with ‘Me And Bobby McGee’ made famous by Janis Joplin, we made a playlist powered by Hittin’Around. It has Question Mark & The Mysterians, Big Maybelle, Alexis Korner, Jerry Lee Lewis and many more. (more…)
Keep A Knockin’
Starting and ending with ‘Keep a Knockin” made famous by Little Richard, we made a playlist powered by Hittin’Around. It has Ray Charles, Lee Hickman , Milton Brown, The English Beat, Muddy Waters and many more. (more…)
Crossroads
Starting and ending with ‘Crossroads’ made famous by Cream, we made a playlist powered by Hittin’Around. It has The Nashville Teens, The Doors, Will Bradley Trio, The Doors and many more. (more…)
Why Don’t You Do Right? (and Other Silly Questions)
From ‘Why Don’t You Do Right’ to ‘Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry’ , we have mixed 18 ‘Jazz’ tunes around the theme of ‘Questions We Ask’. It has Ethel Merman, Marion Ryan, Alton Ellis, Nina Simone and many more. (more…)
Jazzin’Around Blue Rondo
Starting and ending with Dave Brubeck‘s composition ‘(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo’, we have mixed 18 ‘linked together by a clue that you have to guess’ tunes around the theme of ‘Dave Brubeck‘. It has Marlena Shaw, Astrud Gilberto featuring Zoot Sims, Dexter Gordon, Bessie Smith and many more. (more…)