Jazz

Today: Neil Young released “Tonight’s the Night” in 1975 – 38 years ago

"The record chronicles the post-hippie, post-Vietnam demise of counterculture idealism, and a generation's long, slow trickle down the drain through…

11 years ago

Today: The late Benny Goodman passed away in 1986 – 27 years ago

Benny Goodman was the first celebrated bandleader of the Swing Era, dubbed "The King of Swing," his popular emergence marking…

11 years ago

Today: The late Sidney Bechet was born in 1897 – 116 years ago

But drinking and reefers and all that stuff, most times they just mess up all the feeling you got inside…

12 years ago

Today: The late Robert Johnson was born in 1911 – 102 years ago

“Just look at the picture of him with the acoustic guitar: His fingers are in the weirdest position. If you’re…

12 years ago

Today: Johnny Cash released American Recordings in 1994 – 19 years ago

...Always, the choice of material is a revelation. The Beast In Me (written by former son-in-law, Nick Lowe) could be…

12 years ago