Bird Charlie Parker Yardbird I still remember the first time I heard a recording by Charlie Parker. I was 15 years old and the band director at the school was going to teach us to play “Billie’s Bounce”, or at least the melody of the tune. I don’t know what I thought Jazz was before... Continue Reading →
Devilishly Good Stuff
The 1961 blues record King of the Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson is a legendary recording that was released at just the right time. Johnson had been dead for over twenty years by the time this LP was put out, but it became one of the most influential recordings for some of the biggest... Continue Reading →