I'm not sure how I could have missed him----but thank you for the introduction
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I'm not sure how I could have missed him----but thank you for the introduction
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Lindsay Ell — Criminal
https://youtu.be/XcFcXn2vwPs
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Last edited by Dave Grubb; 01-19-2020 at 08:59 AM.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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No need to watchjust listen.
Well---OK Ben---you can watch
BTW---as best as I can find out, the guitar she is playing is priced well north of $20K.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Something nice —
Emmanuel played by Kristina Cooper (cello).
https://youtu.be/kcMaxo0OaZo
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Btw, it is best to mention the name of the artist and name of the song/piece in your post, so that when readers scan this long thread for a particular post they have a clue and do not have to open the url to find out what it is. I just went back looking for something and there are many posts which do not tell what is being presented, which makes it inconvenient searching.
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Not only did I not know Robert Downey Jr. could sing, he is damned good!
Here he is singing Driven To Tears.
https://youtu.be/aQbOF-RKLgQ
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This is why I can’t stay away from YouTube Music & finds I stumble upon — Melody Gardot, a smokey Jazz singer, oozing out her “So We Meet Again” backed up with a fine guitar, clarinet & cello.
https://youtu.be/_XDL1jvHFsc
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"The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"
"The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"
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Blues clubs, at least in my somewhat limited experience, seem to be open to spontaneity, even possibly more so than Jazz clubs. It is always a treat to be in on one of them. I had seen the Muddy Walters video before---that is a historic video in the world of music greats. I do have to add that my personal taste favors Blues and Muddy Waters was one of the best.
Shifting gears to another genre, the hand drum used in this piece is called a Bodhra'n and is an Irish instrument.
The two singers are Dave Carroll and his brother. They are from Nova Scotia and gained fame when United broke Dave's Taylor guitar---and he wrote the first of three "songs" to United
I love watching musicians obviously having fun at "work"
Enjoy Ben
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Every classical guitarist with the capacity attempts this standard for the instrument — Asturias (Leyenda), originally written for piano by Isaac Albeniz, but most often the Andres Segovia transcription is what is played by guitarists. The piece calls for both a rare exposition of both technical difficulty and feeling at the same time. It is also my go to piece to measure the quality of a classical guitarist. To really play it superbly and approach Segovia himself is truly a feat of artistry. This woman I have not heard before has done this. Quite remarkable. Her tremolo is machine-like perfection at a fast tempo of that of a younger Segovia contrasted with the modulations in the middle showing her depth of feeling. Alexandra Whittingham — a real treat!
https://youtu.be/V2F6RswMYpw
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And then there’s this guy... He plays the guitar like nobody else I have ever seen and is astounding. You may have caught him on America’s Got Talent a couple of seasons ago, when he surprised everyone. He is from Poland and was about 17 or 18 at the time. Name is Marvin Petzralek.
https://youtu.be/gUarhwho0f8
He always plays percussively, and I have no idea if he can play melodically, but is entertaining and just plain fun.
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103 years ago today the first ever Jazz recording was made. My only worthy contribution to this thread and I had to steal it.
February 26, 2020: On February 26, 2020—103 years ago today—the Original Dixieland Jass Band entered the studio to record a pair of tunes for the Victor Talking Machine Company. Just a couple of weeks later, the "Dixie Jazz Band One Step" and "Livery Stable Blues" were released as flip sides on a 78 RPM record.[1]
The five-piece band “had just taken up residence at Reisenweber’s Café, a swanky eatery on 8th Avenue, near Columbus Circle—coincidentally, now the home of Jazz at Lincoln Center” in New York, New York.[2] Later that year, they changed the spelling in the name from “Jass” to “Jazz.” You can hear Livery Stable Blues on YouTube.
While the band is little remembered, the Camden, New Jersey-based Victor Talking Machine Company would go on to have a huge impact on the recording industry. HistoricCamdenCounty.com states that in 1896, "29-year-old machinist Eldridge Johnson invented the spring mechanism that made recorded music a commercially viable possibility. By 1900 he was manufacturing recorded music on the flat disks we would come to know as ‘records.’”[3]
The company quickly became an industry leader but faced challenges when another new technology emerged: radio. Some thought with music on the radio there would be no need for people to buy records. In 1929, Johnson sold the company to the radio industry giant RCA (Radio Corporation of America). One key innovation resulting from the merger was that RCA began marketing radios and phonographs in the same unit. You could then hear a song on the radio, buy the record, and play it when you wanted.[4]
The new firm eventually created the RCA Victor record label.[4]
Today, you can buy original Victor Talking Machine Company phonographs on e-Bay.[5]
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I have to add one for the team. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q41ctPLDHvU
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^^^
Excellent! First rate orchestra (not a band) and the solo singer has an outstanding voice. I would love to hear them in person.
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