Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder. ‘Wonder Day In Wonderland’
This day (May 13, 1950), in Saginaw, Michigan, is born Stevland Hardaway Morris a.k.a Stevie Wonder, an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. (more…)
We remember Chet Baker. ‘Chet After Chet’
This day (May 13, 1988), in Amsterdam, Netherlands, died Chesney Henry Baker, Jr. a.k.a Chet Baker, an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer. (more…)
Happy Birthday David Grisman. ‘It’s A Dawg Day’
This day (March 23 , 1945), in Hackensack, New Jersey, is born David Grisman, an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist. (more…)
Today is the second session of Ella Fitzgerald recording the ‘Hello Dolly!’ album (1964)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Hello Dolly!’ is a studio album recorded on March 3-4, April 7, 1964 and released in July 1964 by Verve.
Happy Birthday Larry Carlton. ‘Mr.335 is 75’
This day (March 2, 1948), in Torrance, California, is born Larry Carlton, an American guitarist. (more…)
This week In One-Off Collaborations 45/52
Oscar Peterson & Count Basie, Etta James, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Bob Dylan & Susan Tedeschi, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting, Joss Stone & Beverley Knight, Alicia Keys & Kathleen Battle, Rihanna & Bon Jovi, Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley, Eminem & Rihanna, U2 & Jay Z, PFM & Ian Anderson, Lou Reed & Metallica
We Remember Peter Green. ‘Blues in Green’
This day (July 25, 2020), in Canvey Island, Essex, England, died Peter Greena British guitarist and the co-founder of Fleetwood Mac (more…)
This week In One-Off Collaborations 43/52
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Mike Oldfield & Jon Anderson, Mick Taylor & Jack Bruce, BB King & Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett & Juan Luis Guerra, Van Morrison & Joey Defrancesco, Lou Reed & David Stewart, Milton Nascimento & Chico Buarque, Astrud Gilberto & Emily Remler, Dianne Reeves & Makoto Ozone, Tori Kelly & Lecrae, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton & Bootsy Collins
Anita O’Day records ‘Waiter, Make Mine Blues,’ an album for Verve (1961)
Anita O’Day‘s ‘Waiter, Make Mine Blues’ is an album recorded on August 1, October 4 and 7, 1960 and released in April 1961 By Verve Records.
This month In Blues Legends 09/12
R L Burnside, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, Robert Cray, Freddie King, Otis Rush, Eric Clapton, Luther Allison, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Copeland, Albert King, Jeff Healey, B.B. King, T Bone Walker, B.B. King
Singing (and playing) With B.B. King
Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Ray Charles, U2, Ruth Brown, Richie Sambora, Gary Moore, Tracy Chapman, David Gilmour, Luciano Pavarotti, Gladys Knight, Jerry Reed
B.B. King records ‘Live in Cook County Jail’ in Chicago, Illinois (1970)
B.B. King‘s ‘Live in Cook County Jail’ is a live album recorded on September 10, 1970 in Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois and released In 1971 By Mca.
Happy Birthday Jose Feliciano. ‘Feliz Feliciano’
This day (September 10, 1945), in Lares, Puerto Rico, is born Jose Feliciano, a Puerto Rican singer and guitarist . (more…)
Chet Baker records ‘Chet Baker Sings’ for Pacific Jazz (1954)
‘Chet Baker Sings’ is an album recorded on February 15, 1954 and July 30, 1956 and released in 1956 by Pacific Jazz.
