Monthly Archives: October 2018
This Championship Season
From the front of my refrigerator. Red squares were home games; white squares were away games. O = a win; X = a loss.
The Ballad of “Eight Days A Week”
(Ballad: “A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas, or verses.”) Verse 1 Most likely it was in late September or on a day in very early October, 1964. Paul McCartney excitedly arrived at John Lennon’s house with … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Road Studios, Beatles Complete, Beatles For Sale, Beatles VI, Capitol Records, David Sheff, Eight Days A Week, George Martin, Ian MacDonald, John Lennon, Mark Lewisohn, Norman Smith, Parlophone Records, Paul McCartney, The Beatles
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This Historic Day In Music: “Deep Minor Rhythm Stomp,” “Midnight Call Blues,” “Hot Fingers” & “Blue Room Blues”
On October 9, 1929, Blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson… …and Jazz guitarist Eddie Lang… …got together again in the New York City recording studios of OKeh Records to record what would prove to be the final four of their groundbreaking and … Continue reading
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