I wrote previously about a great bassline that people attribute to James Jamerson, but was performed by then 18-year-old Michael Henderson. Here's another bassline that sounds like Jamerson, but isn't. In 2015 the music world lost Wilton Felder. Most people familiar with Felder know him as a brilliant saxophone player and founding member of the [...]
I think I own almost everything that Stevie Wonder has recorded and released, going back to the early 1960s. On a plane ride to Omaha in 2014, with my iPhone in shuffle mode, I stumbled across a live and somewhat obscure recording of “For Once In My Life” that Stevie made at a London nightclub [...]
Welcome to another journey into somewhat obscure, but terrific music performances. There won’t be any data viz stuff here, just some good music. I’m not yet finished with Jeff Beck’s Rock and Roll Party Honoring Les Paul, as I want to talk more about Imelda May. In my first Monday Music Musing I talked about [...]
Welcome to another journey into somewhat obscure, but terrific music performances. There won’t be any data viz stuff here, just some good music. While the Rock & Roll party I wrote about last week was in honor of Les Paul, there were plenty of songs that had nothing to do with the musician / inventor [...]
Welcome to my weekly journeys into terrific music performances. There won’t be any data viz stuff here, just some good music. About ten years ago I played a gig in Massachusetts, way too far to drive home. Although I got to my hotel around 1 AM, I was pretty wired. I turned on the TV, [...]
Why you should continue to listen to music, read good books, and post funny videos As I sit sequestered in my home with my wife and dog, I find myself sucked into a funk as every conversation, news article, twitter post, etc., is about the Coronavirus. Right now, music, TV, books, and work all [...]
