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The Del Fuegos

mlballpark wrote 1 day ago: The Longest Day Tracks 01 – Nervous And Shakey 02 – Backseat Nothing 03 – I Sh … more →

I Put a Spell On You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone

Lynn Ligammari wrote 1 week ago: Simone, Nina. I Put a Spell On You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone New York: Da Capo Press. 1991 W … more →

Tags: resource descriptions, autobiography, Music, Nina Simone

Online discographies

musicalmutterings wrote 1 week ago: Just a quick link for those you interested in recordings from the early twentieth century. There … more →

Tags: Vocal Duos, Records, 78's, Research, Discography

The Harold Arlen Songbook, Volume 1 (1961) — Ella Fitzgerald1 comment

aswinginaffair wrote 2 weeks ago: Listening To listen to this album for free, visit Harold Arlen Songbook, Vol 1 @ Last.fm. To play a … more →

Tags: Swing, Album Review, Vocal Jazz, big band, Ella Fitzgerald, Harold Arlen, jazz, Strings, tin pan alley

25 Things I Love About the USA

emilybh wrote 2 weeks ago: Happy 4th of July!!! After reading  this page on my friend Arwen’s blog on I decided to make m … more →

Tags: Melting Pot, 4th of July, america, american flag, American Food, American History, American landscape, American Literature, American Presidents

American Composers: Are There Any?8 comments

sledpress wrote 2 weeks ago: Until a few years ago I would have said “Let me set a while and think it over.” Because … more →

Tags: Music, Arthur Foote, Boston Six, chamber music, American composers

MJ

musicalmutterings wrote 2 weeks ago: I have been following the Michael Jackson discussion on the AMS-L mailing list (I can’t locate … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous Mutterings

56 Deluxe Productions announces its latest CD release "LIKE I DO" by AZ Kenny Tsak

56deluxeinfo wrote 4 weeks ago: 56 Deluxe Productions just launched the latest release of the new CD titled “Like I Do.” … more →

Tags: Like I Do, az kenny tsak, kenny tsak, 56deluxe, 56 deluxe, 56 delux, 56 deluxe girls, Calendar Girls, Blues music

Elvis Presley-Suspicious Minds!

Vicky wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Movie Clips, Music Videos, never seen, Old is Gold, Once popular!, World favorites, Elvis, Music

Naturally 7

musicalmutterings wrote 1 month ago: I love these guys. I watched a recent TED talk with them and I keep getting distracted with their Yo … more →

Tags: naturally 7, shape note

Tracing the melody

musicalmutterings wrote 1 month ago: I spent Monday in the Hay-Harris Library at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, looking … more →

Tags: gospel music, Music, shape note

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tysnaden wrote 1 month ago: Starting at the beginning of August, I will begin an approx. two week motorcycle trek across th … more →

Tags: Introduction, Music, baptized in blood, Ty Snaden, the constantines

REVIEW: Voices of Our Time: Dawn Upshaw

opera.mad wrote 2 months ago: RECORDED: 2000, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris ACCOMPANIST: Gilbert Kalish, piano RATING: ✫✫✫ ½ out of … more →

Tags: 20th/21st century, Lieder, music (western), 20th century music, Dawn Upshaw, Kaija Saariaho, lied, modern classical, Osvaldo Golijov

"Use of Power for a GOOD Purpose"2 comments

ladynyo wrote 2 months ago: Nope, this entry isn’t about D/s, Cyberpaths, Narcissistic Personality Disorders, Ropes or a … more →

Tags: Aaron Copeland, jazz, Stravinsky, legato line, Lyricism

Charlottesville Parking Lots

cliftonklute wrote 2 months ago: DBB PLAYS CUPS are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members … more →

Tags: Charlottesville, D.B.B. Plays Cups

Books for Your Library: ‘American Music’

jeremyparce wrote 2 months ago: Photo books are a great addition to any library. As photographers, we are constantly searching for n … more →

Tags: Photo Books, Annie Leibovitz, Books, Photographers, Photography Books, Professional Photographers

A New Force

musicalmutterings wrote 2 months ago: I grew up in North Carolina and heard dulcimer playing most of my life. I even took it up for a time … more →

Tags: Appalachian music, dulcimer, Music

"Beyond Here Lies Nothin"

Blind Jefferson Boggs wrote 2 months ago: Dylan’s latest studio album, Together Through Life, recently recorded  features 10 new songs includ … more →

Tags: Bob Dylan, Beyond Here Lies Nothin', Bob, dylan, Modern Times, Platinum. retro, Together Through Life

Hump-Day Playlist #1: Americana

valkyrie9 wrote 2 months ago: Some of the stuff I’ve been listening to this week – a lot of American composers and roc … more →

Tags: Lists, Music, Classical, Rock, Playlists, Minimalism, hump-day-playlist, new music


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