Happy birthday John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) (read more)But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony. |
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| Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was a critically acclaimed American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who was one of the most influential pioneers and innovators of the jump blues and electric blues sound. He is the first musician recorded playing blues with the electric guitar. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked him at #47 on their list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. |  |
| Gary Stewart (May 28, 1944 – December 16, 2003) was a country musician and songwriter known for his distinctive vibrato voice and his southern rock influenced, outlaw country sound. During the peak of his popularity in the mid-1970s Time magazine described him as the “king of honkytonk.” He is remembered for a series of country chart hits from the mid- to late- 1970s, his biggest hit being “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles),” which topped the U.S. |  |
| “River Deep – Mountain High” is a may 1966 single by Ike & Tina Turner. Considered by producer Phil Spector to be his best work, the single was successful in Europe, peaking at #3 in the United Kingdom, though it flopped on its original release in the United States. Spector claimed to be pleased with the response from the critics and his peers, but he then withdrew from the music industry for two years, beginning his personal decline. After Eric Burdon covered the song in 1968, it was re-released a year later, and has since become one of Tina Turner’s signature songs.In 1999, “River Deep – Mountain High” was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame. |  |
| Bob Dylan: Verona, Italy 28 May 1984 (video & audio) |  |
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Today: Jerry Jeff Walker is 72 Happy Birthday
“the first time I set foot in Texas, particularly in Austin, I knew I was home.”
Jerry Jeff Walker was born March 16, 1942 (in upstate New York) he is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is associated with the “outlaw” country scene that centered around Austin, TX, in the 1970s.
“Mr. Bojangles” is perhaps his most well-known and most-often covered song, written for his debut album in 1968.
Walker was a hard drinker throughout much of his early career (his nickname was “Jacky Jack”), and this reputation became part of his identity. He’s since cleaned up his act, in part thanks to his wife, Susan, whom he married in 1974. He has continued to record into the ’00s.
His best known album, it is also his best by the way, is Viva Terlingua, recorded in 1973 in Luckenbach, Texas with the Lost Gonzo Band. The album went gold, and it’s still his best-selling record. His 70s output especially are highly regarded, sadly none of these albums are available on Spotify.
Happy Birthday Jerry Jeff Walker!
Mr. Bojangles:
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Today: Jerry Jeff Walker is 71
“the first time I set foot in Texas, particularly in Austin, I knew I was home.”
Jerry Jeff Walker was born March 16, 1942 (in upstate New York) he is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is associated with the “outlaw” country scene that centered around Austin, TX, in the 1970s.
“Mr. Bojangles” is perhaps his most well-known and most-often covered song, written for his debut album in 1968.
Walker was a hard drinker throughout much of his early career (his nickname was “Jacky Jack”), and this reputation became part of his identity. He’s since cleaned up his act, in part thanks to his wife, Susan, whom he married in 1974. He has continued to record into the ’00s.
His best known album, it is also his best by the way, is Viva Terlingua, recorded in 1973 in Luckenbach, Texas with the Lost Gonzo Band. The album went gold, and it’s still his best-selling record. His 70s output especially are highly regarded, sadly none of these albums are available on Spotify.
Happy Birthday Jerry Jeff Walker!
Mr. Bojangles:
Here with Guy Clark’s – “LA Freeway”:
We have chosen collection from 1988 as the album of the day, it is a very good collection the hits mixed with great lesser known songs, we present Gypsy Songman:
Other Mar-16:
Continue reading Today: Jerry Jeff Walker is 71