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John Renbourn, Guitarist & Teacher
On Saturday morning, March 28, 2015, the “Today’s Headlines” email that I receive from The New York Times delivered this very sad news: “John Renbourn, Eclectic Guitarist Who Founded the Pentangle, Dies at 70.” According to the obituary by Jon Pareles, … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: McKinley Morganfield
“Well, my mother told my father, just before I was born I got a boy child comin’, gonna be a rollin’ stone, Sure ‘nough he’s a rollin’ stone.” From the song, “Rollin’ Stone” by Muddy Waters. Many years … Continue reading
This Historic Month In Music: Doc, Wes & Lightnin’
It just so happens that three of my favorite guitarists were born in the month of March. Arthel “Doc” Watson was born in Deep Gap, North Carolina, on March 2, 1923. John Leslie “Wes” Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: George Harrison
“Little darlin’, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter.” That’s the first line of the first verse of the song “Here Comes The Sun” written by George Harrison in the Spring of 1969. George started writing “Here Comes The Sun” … Continue reading
A 1990’s Love Song Resurrected For The 16th Valentine’s Day Of The 21st Century
Living here in New Hampshire, it often seems that the winter we’re in the middle of is absolutely the worst winter ever. (OMG! and WTF!) The winter of 2015 is definitely in the running for that title. But as the recent … Continue reading
“Buck Dancer’s Choice” – A Transcription
(To see more Guitar TAB transcriptions, click on Guitar Music in the Categories list!) Last April, I wrote a This Historic Day In Music post about “Buck Dancer’s Choice” and “The Franklin Blues”: the first Country Music guitar instrumentals to … Continue reading
January Day
Thinkin’ ’bout summer on this January day… Can’t believe another storm is on the way.
These Historic Days In Music: Bringing It All Back Home
Three days in January, fifty years ago. On Wednesday, January 13, 1965, Bob Dylan entered Columbia Records’ Studio A in New York City to begin recording songs for his fifth album. Joining him in the studio that day was producer … Continue reading
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