Remembering Blind Willie Johnson, born 128 years ago this week in Pendleton, Texas. Here he is performing "John the Revelator" with Willie B. Richardson on accompanying vocal in 1930.
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Remembering Blind Willie Johnson, born 128 years ago this week in Pendleton, Texas. Here he is performing "John the Revelator" with Willie B. Richardson on accompanying vocal in 1930.
24.01.2025 02:37 β π 91 π 15 π¬ 4 π 0Remembering Django Reinhardt, born on this day in 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-Γ -Celles, Belgium. Here he is with violinist StΓ©phane Grappelli and their band the Quintette du Hot Club de France performing "J'Attendrai" in 1938.
24.01.2025 02:25 β π 60 π 9 π¬ 0 π 0Remembering FranΓ§oise Hardy, born on this day in 1944 in Paris, France. Here is her video for "Comment te Dire Adieu" from 1968.
18.01.2025 02:49 β π 63 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0Happy birthday to Barbara Lynn, born on this day in 1942 in Beaumont, Texas. Here she is performing βWhatβd I Sayβ in 1966.
16.01.2025 13:24 β π 114 π 25 π¬ 3 π 0Remembering Don Van Vliet, born on this day in 1941 in Glendale, California. Here he is leading Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band in a performance of "Electricity" on the beach in Cannes, France on January 27, 1968.
15.01.2025 13:39 β π 141 π 41 π¬ 0 π 5A gamelan performance in Bali in 2023.
14.01.2025 21:33 β π 81 π 12 π¬ 1 π 2Remembering Caterina Valente, born on this day in 1931 in Paris, France. Here she is performing βMoon Riverβ in the early 1960s.
14.01.2025 17:47 β π 22 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Remembering Allen Toussaint, born on this day in 1938 in New Orleans. Here he is playing and explaining the origin of his song βSouthern Nightsβ in 1982.
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