Robert Johnson 'The Complete Collection' 1937. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Wishing a HAPPY 20th ANNIVERSARY to the Stax Museum! This amazing place of soul music history opened its doors on May 2, 2003, and has educated so many visitors and fans in the decades since. Cheers to the next 20 years and beyond! Be sure to visit next time you’re in Memphis! 🎶

“My songs are like poetry. Some are pretty heavy–so heavy I can hardly carry them. Sometimes on stage, when I’m singing them, it gets so sad and deep and beautiful, I have to wear dark glasses to keep the people from seeing me crying… With the words that I’m saying and the way I

#RIP legendary Tina Turner🌹💙 🎶'Proud Mary '

Tina Turner at Tulane University's Soul Bowl, 1970: interesting story by Theo Mitchell stories.tulane.edu/project/soul-b…

I finally have a 78 copy of "Rocket 88", most experts claim is the first Rock and Roll record.

There are some real nuggets there….

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"Dressed like Thatcher, you must be living in a different world And your mother doesn't know why you can't look like all the other girls" Band's 2nd single. #HBD Feargal Sharkey & @MickeyUndertone The Undertones ~ Get Over You

"New York New York it's a wonderful town."

The album comes on 180g black vinyl with DAA lacquers cut from tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. The package includes a Listening Notes booklet written by Natalie Weiner.

Chef Michel Roux has announced that Le Gavroche site at 43 Upper Brook St will close in January after 56 years. He said he wants to make time for a better work/life balance, and to spend more time with his family without the daily demands of a Michelin restaurant.

Happy heavenly birthday to the blues legend, #JohnLeeHooker. The Hook had an incredible career spanning decades and brought blues music to new heights. He inspired artists such as The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan - to name a few. 📸: Getty Images. #KingOfTheBoogie #TheHook

Playing “Buddy Bolden Blues” with Victor Goines backstage at Arts Centre Melbourne before tonight’s “All Rise” performance with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by @BenNorthey

Good people of New York & beyond! Beastie Boys Square Unveiling Celebration! Saturday September 9th Corner of Ludlow & Rivington Streets Lower East Side NYC 12P-2P

Born on this day 1927 Elvin Jones,

Great thought for day KURT VONNEGUT: I went out to buy an envelope ~ Oh, my wife says,  well, you're not a poor man, You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because

Remembering the great Thelonious Monk who was born on this day in 1917. Known as one of the first creators of modern jazz, Monk’s music was known for its humorous, almost playful, quality. His playing was percussive and sparse, often being described as “angular,” and he used

WWOZ announces new home atop Jax Brewery in the historic French Quarter: wwoz.org/965266-wwoz-an…