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RIP, Ted Jarrett (March 21, 2009) R&B Giant
Ted Jarrett 1926(?) – March 21, 2009 Ted Jarrett, the legendary songwriter, producer and record-label owner who helped make Nashville a soul-music hub to rival Memphis, Chicago and Detroit in th… more →
The Music's Over
Died On This Date (December 14, 2006) Ahmet Ertegun
wrote 3 weeks ago: Ahmet Ertegun July 31, 1923 – December 14, 2006 Ahmet Ertegun was arguably the most celebrated … more →
Died On This Date (November 17, 2006) Ruth Brown
wrote 1 month ago: Ruth Brown (Born Ruth Weston) January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2007 Ruth Brown was an R&B s … more →
Died On This Date (April 10, 1958) Chuck Willis
wrote 9 months ago: Chuck Willis January 31, 1928 – April 10, 1958 Chuck Willis had a relatively short career as a … more →
Beyonce who?
wrote 2 years ago: Ruth Brown often goes under the raidar being overlooked and sometimes completly forgotten as a great … more →
Greyfriars Bobby
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wrote 2 years ago: I have the book about Greyfriars Bobby, exactly the one in the pic here. I bought it in Edinburg and … more →
R. Kelly Listens to Me
wrote 2 years ago: If Jody Rosen, Slate’s excellent music critic, is right — and he’s been right abou … more →
Engines Started: Responses to David Crawford's Review of Australian Sport
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wrote 1 month ago: The publication of the Independent Panel’s Review of Australian Sport has stimulated enormous … more →
If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It
wrote 2 months ago: I own a secondhand furniture store and I think my prices are fair, that is until this real cheap guy … more →
Las Vegas Tribute to Rhythm and Blues Legend Ruth Brown
wrote 9 months ago: A tribute to rhythm and blues legend Ruth Brown will be on April 9 at the Bootlegger Bistro in Las V … more →
RIP, Ted Jarrett (March 21, 2009) R&B Giant
wrote 9 months ago: Ted Jarrett 1926(?) – March 21, 2009 Ted Jarrett, the legendary songwriter, producer and recor … more →
The King and Why - a Video Formula
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wrote 10 months ago: Hello, and behold my mathematical tribute to the widely hailed ‘King of the Blues’, B.B. … more →
Ruby's Chicky Boil-Ups: Women Drivers
wrote 10 months ago: Listen to this episode Like a Motorway – St Etienne Momentary Breakdown – Lene Lovich Ge … more →
Car crash and today's music
wrote 10 months ago: Got in a car crash today. The guy was trying to turn in front of us (I wasn’t driving). It was … more →
Ruth Brown - Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
wrote 12 months ago: Ruth Brown, American singer (d. 2006) … more →
Today In Music, January 12th
wrote 12 months ago: From the Rockmine Almanac for today (Monday, 12th January): Birth 1951. Chris Bell (Big Star) born i … more →
Eager Lips...
wrote 1 year ago: Ruth Brown. What a voice! What a sound! What a thrill! Of all of the female vocalists I grew up list … more →
Seven Pounds Soundtrack - It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day
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wrote 1 year ago: The soundtrack to Seven Pounds is subdued and sentimental but hopeful. I have not seen the movie yet … more →
Smugness watch
wrote 1 year ago: Could Ruth Brown be any more sneeringly dismissive of news.com.au in this Crikey story from last Fri … more →
Ruth Brown: Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Philips 40056)
wrote 1 year ago: Ruth Brown’s slice of RnB captivated Dave Godin when he first heard it in an ice cream parlour … more →
