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Uriel Jones Motown Drumming Legend Dies
I just received word from Bruce Aitken of the Cape Breton International Drum Festival, that Motown drumming Legend Uriel Jones has passed away. He died on Tuesday, March 24, in Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center... Uriel Jones, Legendary Motown Drummer, Dies at 74
Uriel Jones, a Motown drummer who was the last surviving member of the legendary session band The Funk Brothers, has died at the age of 74 after complications from a heart attack. Jones famously performed with a string of hit makers including The Temptations, Marvin Gaye,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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From the Streets of New Orleans ~ Mardi Gras Indian Super Sunday
More from the Streets of New Orleans. Every year following the Mardi Gras Indian's annual St. Joseph's Night celebration, the city's uptown Indians parade through the streets again in the Uptown Super Sunday.... tumbador "sabarabi"
tumbador's video Seoul World DJ Festival: Just Gettin' It!
I'm sure you've all heard the expression, "When it rains, it pours." And, as much as I'd love for that to be an apt description of my experience with music happenings in Seoul, a gurgling water fountain... Lee Scratch Perry Break Boundaries With New Album
Reggae legend and pioneer, Lee "Scratch" Perry's latest album, The End of an American Dream has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album category for this year's 50th Grammy Awards. Released on Lansing, Michigan-based MEGAWAVE Records, The End of an American...Whats "Popping" around?
Popping challenges hit the streets! Soon to a pavement near you...New Orleans - Murder Capitol or Cultural Capitol?
Mainstream news is reporting this week that New Orleans is the Murder Capitol of the U.S. Per capita it is...alongside other impoverished American cities like Gary and Detroit, cities that have also suffered...
created by SallyStevens | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Harry Connick Closes out Jazz Fest 2007
"At Jazz Fest, final acts mean tradition By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer Sun May 6, 8:26 PM ET NEW ORLEANS - Ben Wilson was a contented man Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Wilson,...'Funk Brother' Joe Hunter Dies
"DETROIT -- Joe Hunter, Motown's first bandleader and a three-time Grammy winner with the Funk Brothers, has died. He was 79. Hunter was a diabetic, but the cause of his death on Friday was not immediately known, his son, Joe Hunter Jr., told The Detroit News. Hunter was...Ford -- Our Funky President
"Hey, country Didn't say what you meant Just changed Brand new funky President Stock market going up Jobs going down And ain't no funking Jobs to be found Taxes keep going up I changed from a glass Now I drink out of a paper cup It's getting bad Turn on your funk motor I know...HEP ME! - 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown dies
"ATLANTA - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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898 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Soul of a City
"Today marks the anniversary of Katrina's destruction of the Blues City; New Orleans. In tribute to that great city I am listening to Eric Burdon's Soul of A Man,released in January of this year, it is an aural tribute to the blues of New Orleans where it was recorded."Telegraph | News | Maynard Ferguson obituary
"At 15 he left school to work seven days a week in local clubs from 9pm to 3am, when his mother would collect him. She was upset when he was hired by a strip club; and although he insisted he could not see the... They Are SwitchFocus
Over the weekend I drove down to Seattle. Any journey has a
few obstacles like Home Land Security, Everett traffic, Seattle
traffic, and pay parking, but it was all worth it because we danced the
night away...
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