Sad Song/Coney Island Baby
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Eat Good, Stay Healthy and Don’t Worry About Being Rich
H/T to the keeper of the flame Ricky Riccardi Photo by John Loengard, summer of 1965. Here’s Louis in Ebony’s “The Reluctant Millionaire” profile from 1964: “Making money ain’t nothing exciting to me. I’ve been making my share of the dough ever since I was a teen-ager playing with Fate Marable on the riverboats. So even…
Joe Cocker (1944-2014)
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The Louis Armstrong childhood arrest that no one knew about
H/T to Ricky Riccardi for this article. In his 1954 autobiography, “Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans,” Armstrong writes that when he was arrested in 1913, he “had no idea what a Waifs Home was” — even though he had been sent to the home just three years earlier. “This is mind-blowing,” said Ricky Riccardi,…
The Killer at Peace: Jerry Lee Lewis’ Golden Years
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Soul Love
Though not particularly obvious “Soul Love” is to my mind the deepest song (and he’s had more than most) by Bowie (then aged 25) and by extension one of the most evocative of rock songs. It plays a pivotal role in the running order of arguably one of the greatest rock albums made and, of course, part…
Louis Prima
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Michael P. Smith Photography
Check out the terrific work of Smith — I especially appreciate the ones of musicians. Here are my favorites, the last one being of a young Harry Connick Jr. with Booker. Bo DiddleyClarence “Gatemouth” Brownharry connick jr.James Bookermichael p. smithmusicnew orleansTrombone Shorty
Ian McLagan (1945-2014)
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Bobby Keys (1943-2014)
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