Is Clapton really God ?
Blues guitarist and singer Eric Clapton is celebrating his 60th birthday on Wednesday, alongside a forthcoming reunion with his old band Cream. Long before Eric Clapton embarked on a solo career, he...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1936, country singer Hank Snow records for the first time … the songs are “Lonesome Blue Yodel” and “Prisoned Cowboy”…1958, Tommy Edwards’ “It’s All in the...
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This is the week that was in matters musical …1931, Blind Willie McTell and Mary Willis record “Talkin’ To You Wimmen About The Blues” and “Merciful Blues” for Paramount Records in Atlanta …1936,...
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This is the week that was in matters musical …1955, Elvis Presley is named Most Promising Country & Western Artist in Billboard’s annual poll of disc jockeys … sadly, the relatively unknown country...
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This is the week that was in matters musical …1906, the first Victrola phonograph, with wind-up drive and its own horn, is marketed by Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey, for $200...
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This is last week that was in matters musical (that should have been put up last week)…1900, Len Spencer, believed to be the first nationally known recording star, releases his biggest hit “Arkansaw...
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This is last week that was in matters musical…1958, Lou Rawls and Sam Cooke are both injured in an Arkansas auto wreck that kills their chauffeur …1960, Greg Allman turns 13 and gets a guitar for his...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1955, Elvis buys his mama a pink Cadillac …1956, Elvis begins recording his second album in Los Angeles … it is to include covers of Little Richard hits...
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This is the week that was in matters musical…1900, Len Spencer, believed to be the first nationally-known recording star, watches his biggest hit “Arkansas Traveler” enter the U.S. charts … his other...
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This is the week that was in matters musical …1958, Eddie Cochran’s biggest hit, “Summertime Blues,” enters Billboard magazine’s Top 100, where it will peak at #18 and sell over a million copies … it...
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