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Sat Eye Candy: Randy Rhoads

Source: JamBase
March 20, 2011

GONE WAY, WAY TOO SOON Only 25 when he died in a tragic, stupid plane crash in 1982, Randy Rhoads impact on rock guitar is still felt today. A child prodigy on the instrument, Rhoads brought classical influences into metal and hard rock, forever changing them, largely for the better. At just 16, he co-founded Quiet Riot before being snapped up by a faltering Ozzy Osbourne for his post-Sabbath solo debut. It's impossible to underestimate how much Rhoads helped shape ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Langston Hughes Project

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 20, 2011

Today, we turn our video spotlight on T he Langston Hughes Project, a multi-media setting of Hughes' 1961 poem “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz" that will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24 at the Meridian Ballroom on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville under the auspices of SIUE's Arts And Issues series. Led by trumpeter and jazz educator Ron McCurdy, the project combines a reading of Hughes' ...

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Mills Brothers V. Ink Spots

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 18, 2011

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Mike Gordon and Galactic: Free Iclips Webcast

Source: JamBase
March 17, 2011

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Happy Birthday Nat Cole

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 16, 2011

Today is Nat King Cole's birthday. He would have been 92. The pianist and singer was an inspiration to nearly all piano players coming up in the 1940s, and he was all class throughout his life. Cole made everything look easy, even appearing on television. One of his many gifts was the ability to come through the TV camera and into viewers' hearts.

Here's Cole singing Let There Be Love...

Here's Cole with Mel Torme and June Christy on How ...

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Advance Look: A New Topspin Platform [video]

Source: HypeBot
March 16, 2011

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Concert For George Set For Blu-ray Debut On March 22

Source: 1888 Media
March 16, 2011

CONCERT FOR GEORGE, the legendary tribute concert in honor of GEORGE HARRISON, will be released for the first time ever on Blu-ray on March 22. Originally released in High Definition, the CONCERT FOR GEORGE 2-disc Blu-ray will include the complete concert on the first disc, with a second disc containing the original theatrical version featuring concert highlights, interviews with the performers, rehearsals, and behind- the-scenes footage. The second disc will also include a previously unreleased interview segment entitled “Drummers," featuring ...

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D.I.Y. Bootcamp: Sound Exchange [video]

Source: HypeBot
March 15, 2011

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