Eric Wolfson

Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87 A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound.

#RIP Garth Hudson, the last living original member of The Band, & a dazzling multi-instrument master in his own right.

Endlessly innovative, he played the clavinet through a wah-wah pedal on #UpOnCrippleCreek & the dense swirling organ on #ChestFever, his signature.

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Happy 81st Birthday to
#JimmyPage!

One of rock’s finest guitarists, #Page began as a studio musician (that’s him on #PetulaClark’s #Downtown), as a member of #TheYardbirds, & the founder of #LedZeppelin.

Among the classics he cowrote are #StairwayToHeaven,
#BlackDog, #RockAndRoll, & #Kashmir.

Looking for an Elvis gift for yourself or a loved one to celebrate his 90th Birthday?

Check out my critically-acclaimed book on Elvis’s “From Elvis In Memphis,” which is part of Bloomsbury’s legendary 33 1/3 book series:

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How Democrats Lost Pennsylvania An inside look at how dated strategy, bad data management, and poor leadership doomed the Keystone State — and American Democracy — in 2024

Anyone who cares about Democrats winning swing states in the future—well, actually in the present—needs to read this #Medium piece by @zelmccarthy.bsky.social IMMEDIATELY.

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Happy 90th Birthday to Elvis Presley!

He doesn’t look a day under 1956.

#Elvis #ElvisPresley #RockHistory

RIP #JimmyCarter, one of the most underrated presidents & the greatest former president.

He was also a personal hero of mine & a frequent subject of my art.

My first & only solo art show was called cARTer & was all portraits of #Carter.

This was the painting from the postcard made for the show.

Need a #Gift for your #Rock & Roll-obsessed loved one?

Check out my book—“Fifty Years Of The #ConceptAlbum In #PopularMusic From #TheBeatles To #Beyonce”!

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#Rock&Roll #RockBooks #RockAndRoll #ClassicRock #ConceptAlbums #MusicBooks #RockHistory #MusicHistory

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Turns out the three branches of government are Legislative, Judicial, & Elon Musk’s ego.

I think Sirhan Sirhan’s long game was that he loves polio.

YouTube video by Joseph Terrell Deny Depose Defend - UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Ballad - Joseph Terrell of Mipso

#MurderBallad.

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“A Conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. A Reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards. A Liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands at the behest-at the command—of his head.” FDR 1939 www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...

Truman’s words are still 100%, but they’re outdated.

An even bigger difference is that now Republicans will repeatedly lie, cheat, & gaslight just to hold onto power.

& now they will be using that power to punish anyone who disagrees with them.

Did we Nazi this coming?

58 Jazz Musicians Were Photographed for ‘Harlem 1958.' Only One Remains. Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture.

Take a deep dive into #Harlem1958 (AKA #AGreatDayInHarlem) & check out #Jazz music’s most famous photograph.

& let’s hear it for #SonnyRollins.

Now, let’s track down those kids, as @ScottSandage.bsky.social suggested to me.

It’s a great idea, @NYTimes.com.

#JazzHistory

Today in 1967, a legendary icon of American music tragically died in a plane crash at the age of 26:

The Great #OtisRedding.

#RockHistory

YouTube video by TheWhoVEVO The Who, Michael Lindsay-Hogg - A Quick One (While He's Away)

Today in 1966, #TheWho release their #AQuickOne LP.

The title track is the final song, an expansive mini-opera format that inspired the way to #Tommy & #Quadrophenia.

Their definitive performance of #AQuickOneWhileHesAway was the crown jewel of #TheRollingStones’ #RockAndRollCircus.

#RockHistory

So much for protecting the police.

Today in 1949, #TomWaits was born.

Kinda makes you wanna fall out of the window with confetti in your hair.

#RockHistory

Today in 1969, #MeredithHunter was stabbed to death by a member of Hell’s Angels at The #RollingStones’ free concert on the #Altamont speedway.

Hunter was 18 & the Angels were working security & paid in beer.

The event effectively ended the psychedelic dream of the ’60s.

#RockHistory

Today in 1932, #LittleRichard was born.

Among his many hits are #TuttiFrutti, #LongTallSally, #GoodGollyMissMolly, & #KeepAKnockin’.

Rock as we know it would not exist without him.

“I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!”

#RockHistory

I heard this is a good place to talk about taxing the rich, breaking up big tech, and ending Washington corruption.

The lack of self-awareness is almost impressive.

Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.

Despite #16Magazine’s claims, the #MillionDollarQuartet photos were not taken for them, but for the #Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper.

Here’s #RobertJohnson’s original article about #ElvisPresley, #JerryLeeLewis, #CarlPerkins, & #JohnnyCash jamming at @SunRecords from Dec. 5th:

Here’s an article about the historic session from the May 1957 issue of #SixteenMagazine:

“There never was a singing combo like this before…there probably never will be again!”

#ElvisPresley #Elvis #MillionDollarQuartet #JerryLeeLewis #JohnnyCash #CarlPerkins

Today in 1956, #ElvisPresley swung by #SunRecords to visit some old friends.

#Elvis found #JerryLeeLewis playing on a #CarlPerkins session; before long, #JohnnyCash swung by. The 4 legends started jamming, #SamPhillips switched on the tape, & The #MillionDollarQuartet was born.

#RockHistory

Those of you looking for more insight on #Elvis’s #68ComebackSpecial (or need a gift for that #Elvis fan/music nerd in your life), check out my 33 1/3 book on #FromElvisInMemphis, volume 150 in the critically acclaimed series:

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Today in 1968, #ElvisPresley aired his triumphant #68ComebackSpecial on #NBC TV, 9:00 PM EST.

The #ComebackSpecial finished #1 for the week & garnered 42% of the TV audience. Featuring hits like #IfICanDream, the #Comeback Special let the #King Of Rock & Roll reclaim his crown.

#RockHistory

Today in 1957, #SamCooke hit #1 on the #Billboard Pop charts.

Although a seemingly simple, it marked a big step from #R&B to #Soul.

#Cooke himself had been a famous gospel singer & his turning to pop was akin to #BobDylan “plugging in.”

It established Cooke as both hugely influential & popular.

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"