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On November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, Lucille Hendrix gave birth to a son she named Johnny Allen Hendrix. Johnny's father Al later changed his son's name to James Marshall Hendrix, better known as Jimi to rock music fans everywhere. Here's one of Jimi's best performances, in my opinion. His version of Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone, at the Monterey Pop Festival in the summer of 1967:              ...

Time to unwind after a tough week at the political grindstone. Let's start with Smooth, featuring Rob Thomas on vocals and Carlos Santana on guitar:Speaking of guitarists, how about 4 of the all-time greats-Eric Clapton, B.B.King, Jimmie Vaughn, and Buddy Guy-on stage together at the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas: Happy Saturday....

Rush Limbaugh's ongoing tantrum over being excluded from a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams is hilarious to me. Especially this statement yesterday that the NFL is an "outpost of racism and liberalism": <br />Yes, that outpost of racism where 70% of the players are African-American. Where 17 of the top 25 salaries belong to African-American players. Just for our 2 Texas teams, the highest salaries on both the Houston Texans and the...

On a lighter note, and since the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday pre-empted Friday's music, how about the #1 record on the charts on this day in 1959. Bobby Darin singing Mack the Knife:Fifty years old and still good stuff. ...

The chilly weather makes me want to go down to the market and pick up a whole bunch of seafood and make what is claimed to be the best, biggest pot of Gumbo that can be found outside of Louisiana.  Here's Rockin' Sydney with some Zydeco for your listening pleasure (Warning:  Dancing may ensue):   And for you baseball fans, I'd like to thank the Angels for keeping my husband a happy man (so far)..with...

From a friend, a one man band in Italy.  Enjoy: Have a great Sunday....

It's Friday and that means break time from the political battles for some music. By request, here's Jefferson Airplane (not Starship) for Carol, Somebody to Love:<br />Wilma wanted to hear something from Stevie Ray Vaughn, and considering our overnight weather, I thought Texas Flood might be appropriate:<br />In keeping with that theme, here's one of my personal favorites from the Temptations, I Wish It Would Rain:<br />Happy Friday, everyone. Hasta Manana. ...

Need a break from politics once in a while? Yeah, me too. How about for today we take a little advice from Mr. Seger and Turn The Page. There, I feel better. Happy Friday, everyone. ...

A couple of years ago a violinist in a baseball cap was playing during morning rush hour in the L'Enfant Metro station in Washington, D.C.  A few people stopped to listen, some tossed a few coins in his violin case, the rest just rushed by on their way to work.  The violinist?  Once child prodigy, Joshua Bell, then 39.  He had just played for the Boston Symphony a couple of days before for a minimum...