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On this date, the great Louis Daniel Armstrong was born . . . . www.chimesfreedom.com/2011/08/04/1...

Jonathan Kaplan, Emmy-Nominated Director of ‘ER’ and ‘The Accused,’ Dies at 77 Jonathan Kaplan, who directed features including "The Accused" and was Emmy-nominated five times for "ER," has died.

#RIP Jonathan Kaplan, director of some amazing films and (from what I hear), a really nice guy: variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist Jennifer on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died.

#RIP Loni Anderson. apnews.com/article/loni...

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

Fitz and The Tantrums Release New Album ‘Man On The Moon’ and Summer Tour with Aloe Blacc, Neal Francis & More - That Eric Alper Fitz and The Tantrums have officially released their highly anticipated new album Man On The Moon. Alongside the announcement, the quintet have also unveiled the album’s wildly infectious title track and lead single. Man On The Moon is Fitz and The Tantrums’ most daring album yet – a no-nonsense collection of soulful, pop-inflected masterpieces that […]

Fitz and The Tantrums announce new album ‘Man On The Moon’ out July 25, with soulful lead single and title track now streaming. A 31-city summer tour kicks off soon with Aloe Blacc and more. zurl.co/9sNsh

Stories In The Press (Link): Flagging Down the Double E's — A detailed review of Dylan's 2025 Jones Beach show captures fresh arrangements and enduring presence during the Outlaw Music Festival's Long Island stop.

Rock musician Dave Edmunds, 81, hospitalized and fighting for life after ‘major’ cardiac arrest “Dave will have a very long journey ahead of him if he survives,” his wife shared.

Rock musician Dave Edmunds, 81, hospitalized and fighting for life after ‘major’ cardiac arrest.
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Enrico Caruso on Film - chimesfreedom The great opera singer Enrico Caruso was born in Naples, Italy on February 25, 1873.  Apprenticed to a mechanical engineer when he was 11, Caruso also sang in church, eventually finding his true calli...

The great opera singer Enrico Caruso died on this date in 1921 in a hotel in Naples at the age of 48. . . . . www.chimesfreedom.com/2018/02/23/e...

India’s first global rockstar who performed with George Harrison and Bob Dylan, and played a live-aid concert before Queen Remembering the night Madison Square Garden fell silent for a sitar, and lent its ears to Pandit Ravi Shankar, one of the greatest instrumentalists of all time.

Remembering the night Madison Square Garden fell silent for a sitar, and lent its ears to Pandit Ravi Shankar, one of the greatest instrumentalists of all time. indianexpress.com/article/ente...

“He told the story that I got out of the helicopter with a beer in one hand and a tape in the other.” Kris Kristofferson on what really happened when he landed a helicopter in Johnny Cash’s yard to ge... The late singer-songwriter’s stunt would ultimately earn him the opportunity to quit his job and become a full-time musician

Kris Kristofferson on what really happened when he landed a helicopter in Johnny Cash’s yard to get his demo tape heard. www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/k...

Swift and ruthless reclamation of stolen public funds needs to be a high priority of Democrats for every election in the future.

Ben Cross as vampire Barnabas Collins, with candelabra and puffy shirt.

Joanna Going as Victoria (and Josette) is really the heart and soul of this reboot.

Lysette Anthony as Angelique the witch is a worthy successor to Lara Parker.

Nobody can ever match Grayson Hall's Julia in the original, but Barbara Steele's measured, low key performance is an interesting approach to Dr. Hoffman.

The 1991 DARK SHADOWS is now on Prime.

Ben Cross, Joanna Going, Lysette Anthony, and Barbara Steele star in this reboot from creator Dan Curtis.

Uneven, but hits its stride w/ the vampire origin story, which begins in ep. 5. Start there, watch 'til the end, and go back if you like it. #DarkShadows

Jeannie Seely, trailblazing country singer behind hits like ‘Don’t Touch Me,’ dies at 85 Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85.

Jeannie Seely, trailblazing country singer behind hits like ‘Don’t Touch Me,’ dies at 85.

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YouTube video by The Dead South The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company [Official Music Video]

It's Bandcamp Friday! I've been saving up for today to purchase the discography of The Dead South, whose no.1 music video makes me homesick for the Prairies despite never having actually lived there. youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY

When is Mickey Newbury's "33rd of August"? - chimesfreedom Mickey Newbury's song "33rd of August" had a special connection for singers like David Allan Coe. But what is the song really about?

Happy first day of August! One of the great songs with "August" in the title is Mickey Newbury's "33rd of August," covered by artists like Joan Baez, David Allan Coe, and Willie Nelson. www.chimesfreedom.com/2024/09/16/w...

YouTube video by eerko Fleetwood Mac / Peter Green - Dust My Broom - Please Find My Baby - 1968/12/31 - Paris

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FLEETWOOD MAC/PETER GREEN

'Dust My Broom'/ 'Please Find My Baby'

Summer of 1969: “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" - chimesfreedom The number one song in the U.S. during much of the summer of 1969 painted a picture of a horrible future for humanity, "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)."

On this date in 1969, the song “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” remained as the number one song in the U.S. www.chimesfreedom.com/2017/08/20/s...

#springsteenchallenge Day 13: For the "weather" song, others have noted the big one, "Thunder Road." But there's something that goes with thunder.

A wonderful track from The Ghost of Tom Joad: "Dry Lightning."

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Loved his books on Elvis and looking forward to this one . . .

Didn't know Guralnick had a Colonel book coming out. It'll be an essential read, and handily before my final Elvis episodes.

Guralnick is definitely the man to do it as well -- he's very, very good at rounded portraits of complex figures, humanising them without excusing the inexcusable.

Bob Dylan sang Searching For A Soldiers Grave tonight in VA Beach. First time since 2002.

Per @dagb.bsky.social:
This song was first released by the Bailes Brothers in February 1946. The Stanley Brothers released their version on the 1966 album A Collection Of Original Gospel & Sacred Songs.

Nice choice for this song to focus on being the singer.

YouTube video by tenthavenuefreezeout Bruce Springsteen, Girls in Their Summer Clothes, Benidorm, 30th July 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009: Benidorm, Spain, Girls In Their Summer Clothes(Bruce ditched his guitar to focus on singing of a tune from his stellar album Magic released in 2007 🎤🧑🏻‍🦱🎸🎷) www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Ag...

Wayne Carson and "Always on My Mind" Wayne Carson, with a little help, created a song with great versions by both Willie Nelson and Elvis Presley. But did the last-minute addition of a bridge elevate the song or hurt it?

Wayne Carson, with a little help, created a song with great versions by both Willie Nelson and Elvis Presley. But did the last-minute addition of a bridge elevate the song or hurt it? www.chimesfreedom.com/2015/07/21/w...

Motherfucking wind farms…

I like the Birds-Byrds jokes, from the bird-and-Michael-Landon introduction, to that someone had the idea "let's put the Byrds in a duck marsh with statues pointing rifles at them" that you would not see today. Times changin' indeed.

‘Snipe Hunter’ by Tyler Childers is an Appalachian revelation By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV It’s Friday night in Lewisburg, WV. My wife and I are getting dinner from the local Chinese buffet. They’ve been serving the s

Beautiful writing here on Childers:
"GQ calls it 'the most visionary country album of the year.' Rolling Stone gave it 4.5 stars. But more importantly to me–and probably to Childers–my friends in the hollers of West Virginia give it a grin."

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July 29, 1957: Jack Paar's "The Tonight show" premieres. The often emotional & always unpredictable humorist who turned late-night television into a national institution. He simplified the format into a talk show, complete with the sofa-and-desk set that remains a fixture.

YouTube video by Pop Rock on MV Buddy Guy - Hoochie Coochie Man - 8/14/1994 - Newport Jazz Festival

One of the most electrifying bluesmen I ever saw bend a guitar string, Buddy Guy, turns 89 today. The way he plays, he must use some kind of hoochie coochie, man.
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.