Who ya gonna call?...........
75 today, Charlie Daniels "plays a mean fiddle" as the guy in the Geico ad said recently. Here he is with his most famous song. Andrzej Panufnik (September 24, 1914 – October 27, 1991) was a Polish composer who later lived in Britain and became a Sir. Here is the first part of his exciting Piano Concerto - a work written for piano and orchestra with lots of extra percussion. Happy Birthday William "Bootsy" Collins, the worlds funkiest bass player. He played on most of the greatest funk records of the 70's, 80's and 90's in bands with James Brown and George Clinton. Here he is with Deee Lite. The beautiful voice of Galina Vishnevskaya singing a beautiful aria "Un Bel di Vedremo" from Madama Butterfly (G.Puccini). She was born today in 1926. Apologies for no blogs at the weekend but I had no internet connection! Sonny Terry was born 100 years ago today. He had a very distinctive harmonica style that alternated his playing with his singing in quick succession. Enjoy. Jamaican superstar Peter Tosh, born today 1944. Tosh was one of the founding members of the Wailers along with friends Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley. While Bob Marley wrote songs about peace, the more political Tosh demanded "I don't want no peace, I want equal rights and justice". John Taverner was an English composer who died on this day in 1545. He was about 55 but nobody is sure because his birth date is not known. Here is his beautiful "Westron Wind" sung by New College Choir. ...better known as Eminem or his alter-ego Slim Shady. 39 today, I wonder if his friends will rap "Happy Birthday" to him.... better known as "Flea". Bass player with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and celebrating his 49th birthday today. Great video.... |