Michael Gershberg

Recorded June 28, 1965. Indispensable for those into Trane's later free and energy music period.
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Happy 67th to Jello Biafra!
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Happy birthday to the revolutionary composer, conductor and pianist, Igor Stravinsky born on this day in 1882 in Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov), Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Photo by Marvin Koner
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Happy heavenly birthday to my mom, Blanche Augusta Gershberg who made it to age 100 and was a tough as nails, vivacious, survivor.
She loved Bob Marley and this song in particular so this is for her.
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In memory of one of the greatest musical minds of the 20th century who I have deep reverence for, the late, great Ornette Coleman who passed on 10 years ago today.
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Waking up to a world without Brian Wilson-I'm struggling to find the right words to describe his brilliance. He was nonpareil as a songwriter of complex, beautiful, sophisticated pop music. The music speaks for itself.
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He was truly a brilliant pioneer and my favorite practitioner of the funk rock. A very sad goodbye to Sly Stone.

Remembering the late, great Mac Rebennack aka Dr. John who passed on 6 years ago today. He was one of a kind.
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Bobby Castro- photo ©Ruby Ray

The late Cecilia Kuhn of Frightwig

Bobby with The Alley Cats - Randy Stodola and Dianne Chai

The late Will Shatter of Flipper fame.

Remembering San Francisco photographer, Bobby Castro who passed on 7 years ago today.

Remembering the greatest and most inspiring athlete of my lifetime who passed on 9 years ago today, the magnificent, Muhammad Ali.

"My teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I left high school at 15, after one year. But my real teachers were all the people around me. And I was a good listener."
Remembering the late, great Curtis Mayfield born on this day in 1942 in Chicago, IL.
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"I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success."
Happy birthday to Lydia Lunch!
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This fine human being and stellar drummer for the Rolling Stones for 58 years would have been 84 today. Hugely missed and irreplaceable.
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Remembering the thoroughly original and wildly inventive guitar hero, Robert Quine aka "The Strat Strangler" who passed on 21 years ago today.
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Released 62 years ago, today. A lyrically rich bombshell in popular music--think what else was playing on the radio or available in the record store in 1963.
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Remembering the late, great Gil Scott-Heron today on the 14th anniversary of his passing.
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"My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life."
Remembering one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, Miles Dewey Davis lll born on this date in 1926 in Alton, IL. Always moving forward.
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Happy 101st birthday to Marshall Allen who's been blowing minds with The Sun Ra Arkestra since 1958. That's 67 years. Earlier this year at the age of 100 he released his first solo album, "New Dawn" and he's still performing live. Amazing!
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Happy 84th to the most important and influential musician in post '50s popular music. Monumental.
Photo 4 ©Joel Cohen
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In memory of the great, cosmic jazz messenger, Sun Ra born on this date in 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, a singular figure in the avant-garde jazz movement. Genius.
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Happy punk rock heavenly birthday, Joey Ramone.
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“To me the earth’s most explosive and pernicious evil is racism, the inability of God’s creatures to live as one, especially in the western world."
Remembering human rights activist,
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz aka Malcom X who was born on this day in 1925 in Omaha, NE. "By Any Means Necessary."

In memory of Joy Division's Ian Curtis who tragically took his own life 45 years ago today at the young age of 23.
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In memory of the late, great singer songwriter, Guy Clark who passed on nine years ago today in Nashville, TN. I'm particularly sentimental these days for lost characters like him and John Prine. The world feels like it's losing its sense of humanity and realness with each passing day.

Released 59 years ago today, sometimes I think it's the greatest, most sophisticated pop album ever.
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A sad goodbye to reggae vocalist Junior Byles.
"The man who worships silver and gold
Shall surely, surely, surely lose his own soul
Then fade away"
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Happy 77th to the endlessly creative renaissance man, Brian Eno. Brilliant!
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@ai2al.bsky.social
"We can't trust you when you take a stand
With a gun and bible in your hand
And the cold expression on your face
Saying give us what we want or we'll destroy"
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Happy 75th to perhaps the greatest all around, complete musician in 20th century popular music, Stevie Wonder.
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Feliz Dia De Las Madres--
Happy Mother's Day to our Mexican-American and Mexican friends who celebrate on May 10, the traditional day of recognition in Mexico.
Author Sandra Cisneros with her late mother, Elvira “Vera” Cordero Cisneros (1929-2007).