If you have read my blogs in the past, you know that it consists of a mixture of pop culture things (like movie, TV and music thoughts) and personal things (radio stories, school memories, and things from my childhood). As I thought about today's blog topic, I realized that without this man in my life … Continue reading Happy 79th Birthday, Pop!
Tag: Ella Fitzgerald
Torme’ Centennial
Happy 100th birthday to the late, great Mel Torme'!! Melvin Howard Tormé was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He was a jazz icon. He won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times. Mel grew up in a largely black neighborhood and was heavily influenced by jazz. He was a … Continue reading Torme’ Centennial
Turntable Talk #34 – What’s My Scene?
Welcome to the first Turntable Talk of 2025, hosted by Dave of A Sound Day. This is the 34th round, if you are keeping track. If you are a new follower, let me fill you in on how it works. Dave Ruch offers up a musical topic to a group of us music fans each … Continue reading Turntable Talk #34 – What’s My Scene?
Tune Tuesday – International Coffee Day
Welcome to October! Every First of October the world celebrates International Coffee Day. As a life long coffee drinker, this is the perfect day to offer up a tune or two about my blessed "bean water!". There are a lot of songs about coffee, but today I will share my top 3. Frank Sinatra was … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – International Coffee Day
The Music of My Life – 1978
Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1978
Turntable Talk #24 – This Woman’s Work
For two solid years Dave Ruch from A Sound Day has been hosting a monthly feature called "Turntable Talk." Each month he provides a topic to me and other musical bloggers to write about. I have been honored to have participated in every one of them. Each of the participants look forward to not only … Continue reading Turntable Talk #24 – This Woman’s Work
A Musical Treat (and Tease) on International Women’s Day!
I apologize for the lateness in this post. Happy International Women's Day to the female readers of my blog! Thank you for all you do! I am lucky to have a very special woman in my life (my wife, Sam). I can honestly say that I would be a mess without her. In a previous … Continue reading A Musical Treat (and Tease) on International Women’s Day!
Tune Tuesday: Hallelujah I Love Her So
Yesterday, my Turntable Talk was about the Blues Brothers Soundtrack. Ray Charles is featured on there with his version of Shake a Tailfeather. Also yesterday, my buddy Max from the Power Pop Blog (powerpop.blog) posted about Ray's version of What'd I Say. That got me in a Ray Charles mood and I was surprised that … Continue reading Tune Tuesday: Hallelujah I Love Her So
Happy Birthday, Louis
Today is the 122nd birthday of a jazz legend - Louis "Satchmo" "Pops" "Satch" Armstrong. A unique voice and a amazing trumpet player, he is synonymous with jazz. Nothing I could write about him would do any justice to his life and legacy, so I thought I would just share a few of my favorite … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Louis
Wednesday Wisdom
I have about 6 things I WANT to write about, a few things I NEED to write about, but today I'm tired. So I figured I would just post a wonderful quote from the amazing Ella Fitzgerald.
