Category Archives: Video

Video: The Romney-Ryan Strategy

Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin

A MoveOn.org video.

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Today’s Music: Claude Debussy, John Lee Hooker

Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin

French composer Claude Debussy was born today in 1862 (d. 1918). Along with Maurice Ravel and Erik Satie, he was part of what was then called the French impressionist musical movement. Blues icon John Lee Hooker boogied his first beat … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Count Basie, James Burton, Jackie DeShannon

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin

The big band Big Man, Count Basie, was born today in 1904 (d. 1984). In his heyday, he was as popular as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller or any of the other jazz orchestras of the Swing Era. A … Continue reading →

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Video: GOP Candidate for US Senate Thinks ‘Legtimate Rape’ Doesn’t Cause Many Pregnancies

Posted on August 20, 2012 by admin

This is Republican Rep. Todd Akin, running against Dem Sen. Claire McCaskill for the US Senate seat from Missouri. This man is so flat-out stupid, he almost makes Christine O’Donnell look intelligent. No wonder McCaskill wanted to run against him. … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Jack Teagarden, Jim Reeves, Isaac Hayes, Robert Plant

Posted on August 20, 2012 by admin

Called by some the ‘Father of the Jazz Trombone,’ Jack Teagarden was born today in 1905 (d. 1964). Country star ‘Gentleman Jim’ Reeves was born this day in 1923 (d. 1964). As well as helping to get Stax Records going, … Continue reading →

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Video: America’s 5 Favorite Ways to Ignore Jesus

Posted on August 19, 2012 by admin

More brilliance from Mrs. Betty Bowers, ‘America’s Best Christian’:

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Today’s Music: Fats Waller, Ada Brown, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Otis Rush

Posted on August 19, 2012 by admin

The genius himself, Fats Waller, with Ada Brown on “That Ain’t Right” from 1943: More genius with John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk at Carnegie Hall in 1957 doing “Sweet and Lovely”: Finally, blues guitar master Otis Rush whips up an … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Jimmy Rowles, Ginger Baker, Billy J. Kramer

Posted on August 18, 2012 by admin

Jazz pianist Jimmy Rowles was born today in 1918 (d. 1996). Cream drummer Ginger Baker was born this day in 1939. It’s safe to say his energetic, driving percussion was as much a part of the power trio’s success as … Continue reading →

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Today’s (and Yesterday’s) Music: Eddie Kirkland, Bill Evans, Luther Allison, Dave Ray

Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin

Bluesman Eddie Kirkland was born August 16 in 1923 (d. 2011). Jazz pianist extraordinaire Bill Evans was born on August 16 in 1929 (d. 1980). Words fail so let his music do the talking. Blues great Luther Allison was born … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Ton Van Bergeyk, John Pizzarelli, Howard Roberts

Posted on August 15, 2012 by admin

The great Dutch finger-picker Ton Van Bergeyk shows his mastery on this arrangement of Fats Waller’s Lulu’s Back in Town. Jazz guitar virtuoso John Pizzarelli does it up on Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm: And the underrated jazz guitarist Howard Roberts … Continue reading →

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