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Continue reading →: Let’s Explore The Blues – Tampa Red
Tampa Red was born in 1904, passing in 1981. His real name was Hudson Woolridge. Born in Georgia, his parents died when he was young and he moved to Tampa, Florida to live with his grandparents. He the took their surname and became Hudson Whitaker. Red moved to Chicago in…
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Continue reading →: Canada’s Best Music – 5 Songs At A Time – Part 20
With this post, we now have covered 100 songs of the list I am working from. Only 400 more to go. This particular set is a really good one. A bit of hip-hop, mixed in with some exceptional classic tunes. 1. Bryan Adams “Straight From the Heart” A further entry…
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Continue reading →: Remembering Andrew Love
April 12 saw the passing of sax player Andrew Love. He died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 71. Andrew was an artist that we have all heard at one point in our life. He and trumpet player Wayne Jackson did session work at (anything that had…
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Continue reading →: Canada’s Best Music – 5 Songs At A Time – Part 19
This grouping is very heavy on the classic rock, with the inclusion of a classic country star and a present day Canadian icon. 1. Hank Snow “I Don’t Hurt Anymore” The venerable Hank Snow. What can you say. The man is simply an icon in traditional…
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Continue reading →: Remembering Hal McKusick
Noted alt-sax, flautist and clarinetist passed away on April 11th at the age of 81. As well as leading his own band, Hal played and recorded with people like Woody Herman, John Coltrane and George Russell. Tremendously talented, his style was definitively 50’s jazz. I have included several tracks…
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