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Correspondence: On Slim Gaillard
Rifftides reader Ries Niemi reflects on the Slim Gaillard performance in the clip from Hellzapoppin'. It's interesting to contrast this with one of the very last Slim Gaillard clips I have seen, in the movie Absolute Beginners, from 1986. Gaillard was in real life what he plays in that movie- one of the midwives of the ...
Beck:modern Guilt
By: Dennis Cook Blink and you just might miss what a jewel Modern Guilt (released July 8 on DGC Records) is. While one's initial reaction might be, “Hmm, another Beck album," this turns out to be Mr. Hansen's most consistent, well constructed long player since 1999's Midnite Vultures. “Think I'm stranded but I don't know where/ ...
Beatles Sgt. Peppers Drum Head Rakes Over a Million
One in a Million Lonely Hearts Club at Auction The Beatles iconic drum skin on the front cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band went to auction yesterday in London, fetching over $1 million. The item was the most popular of the Beatles memorabilia that sold at Christie's Auction House, getting four times ...
Ray Charles on Piano Jazz
Ray Charles Molding His Sound, Finding His Ear Singer, pianist and composer Ray Charles is one of the most legendary musicians of the 20th century. His unique style drew on a wide variety of influences that can be traced back to the music he heard as a kid growing up in the rural South: the blues ...
Jazz Legend Avoids Home Foreclosure, for Now
Quincy Jones among those who helped raise $43,000 for Seattle singer SEATTLE - Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson's home has been saved from foreclosure -- for now. Thanks, in part, to music legend Quincy Jones and contemporary jazz artist Diane Schuur. More than $43,000 poured in -- including donations from Jones and Schuur -- after recent news ...
Chicago's Aging Blues Scene Growing Tired
Wailing guitars, moaning harmonicas falling silent as Chicago's clubs continue to close> The decline is partly because national interest in the music waned -- and that's reflected in the city's club scene. Blues guitar virtuosos and honey-voiced singers filled the Chicago streets with music during the 1950s. Muddy Waters' guitar seeped from corner juke joints. Willie ...
Lennon 'Peace' Lyrics Sell For Nice Piece of Change
Christie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to “Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654. The lyrics were written during Lennon's 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Christie's spokeswoman Zoe Schoon said Lennon gave the sheet to 16-year-old Gail Renard during the eight-day Bed-in. Lennon wrote the lyrics and ...
An American Pastime: Smoking Pot
And You Thought It Was Baseball! It's a matter of culture: the U.S. is home to a huge baby boomer population that came of age when experimenting with drugs was a part of the social fabric. The Netherlands, with its permissive marijuana laws, may be known as the cannabis capital of the world. But a survey ...
Ten Questions with Matana Roberts
Matana Roberts is a composer/alto sax player from New York by way of Chicago. Shes got a lot of great things going on. I mentioned her new Chicago Project album here. In addition to that, she has a fascinating experiment called the COIN COIN Project that deals with her family roots as far back as she ...
Are We Doing Enough to Support Live Latin Jazz?
Our polls have moved forward at a slow pace in their early days. We did have some technical issues in our first days, but the voting never really progressed. I have decided to let polls build votes over two weeks with the hopes that they will gather some momentum. Ill be posting some reminders as well ...
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