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7 Nancy Wilson Videos Clips
I'm convinced that one of these years, singer Nancy Wilson will become a Kennedy Center Honoree. Her artful ability to pull jazz into the pop realm and the peerless way in which she proved that pop was open to African-American interpretation without losing an ounce of pop's appeal was remarkable. Here are seven video clips to ...
More Bands on WGN-TV in '65
A few weeks ago, I posted on an appearance by Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Harry James' appearance on WGN-TV in 1964 and '65. Back then, WGN aired a series of shows that featured Swing-era big bands. Most of these bands were at the tail-end of their commercial careers, since their core market was in their ...
Holiday Listening In Brief: Two New CDs And A Modern Classic
The NOLA Players, Christmastime in New Orleans (Verve/Aim Higher) A cross-generational and cross-racial gathering of Crescent City jazz veterans generates spirited versions of traditional Christmas music. Some of the players are well known outside of New Orleans; bassist Roland Guerin, percussionist Jason Marsalis, saxophonist Tony DaGradi and trumpeter Bobby Campo among them. All eighteen musicians have ...
Identifying Your Two Types Of Fans
In this article we look at the difference between casual and core fans, how to tell the difference between the two, and why it doesn't necessarily make sense to expend too much energy on the former. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Every artist, whether they’re selling out arenas or still working in clubs, ...
Battle Over Public Performance Rights Of Old Music Heats Up: NY Rejects, Supreme Court Petitioned
Although certainly not a new dispute, the legal battle over pre-1972 recordings recently kicked into a higher gear, with New York recently rejecting a case, and the Supreme Court being petitioned to hear another. Guest Post by Mike Masnick on Techdirt For many years now we've been covering the ridiculous legal disputes over pre-1972 sound recordings. ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 23-29
Even for Minnesota, our recent weather has created a wild ride, from way below zero to over 40 above, and maybe our music reflects this as well—in this coming week, you can hear it all, from Bourbon Street to Gershwin to the Bad Plus, from our veteran elders to our youngest upstarts. What a way to ...
Fun Roundup of Holiday Videos
Window shopping at YouTube yesterday, I came across nine fun seasonal clips that I thought I'd share with you. Have a wonderful holiday weekend one and all... Here's a clever mash of the James Bond Theme and Carol of the Bells... Here's the first film depiction of Santa in a silent movie from 1898... Here's Lou ...
Obama Signed The BOTS Act, But Don't Get Too Excited
Obama's recent signing of the Better Online Tickets Sales (BOTS) act, while a step in the right direction, will only go so far towards solving issues with customers' ticket buying experience. Guest Post by Dave Brooks on Amplify President Barack Obama has signed the Better Online Tickets Sales (BOTS) Act into law, making it illegal to use ...
Turning Pennies To Dollars: Increasing The Efficiency Of Royalty Collections
Although little attention was paid to them in a more profitable era, keeping track of minimal royalty collections has become increasingly important in the music industry, something which is being helped by the emergence of new technological and business related innovations. Guest Post by Antony Bruno of Royalty Exchange During the heyday of the 80s, the ...
If Music Is Digital Gold , Why Do We Always Treat It Like Digital Plastic? [BENJI ROGERS]
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In the piece Benji Rogers bemoans the devaluation of music, and shares how the implementation of blockchain tech could make it so that ownership data was required for a song to even work, thereby restoring its value to the artist's benefit. Guest post by Benji Rogers of dotBlockchain and PledgeMusic (This is the unofficial part 7 of a ...
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