Take a minute to remember the artists we lost in 2012 and the music they left behind.
Sorry to see all of these legends go.
Just one day shy of 92, David Brubeck has died. We are working on a proper obit for the jazz pianist, but the meantime, download a one-hour documentary on the man who made “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo a la Turk” such enduring standards.
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A legend.
Scruggs was the man who made it cool to sound like that.
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| — | Our obit of banjo player Earl Scruggs, dead, this week, at 88. (via newsweek) |
Earl Scruggs Revue - Country Comfort
He wasn’t afraid to try new things as times changed. Listen to pop singers of the time - Frank Sinatra doing Both Sides Now, Bing Crosby singing Hey Jude - it sounds silly. Earl brought authenticity to the music without making it hokey.
Apple - Here’s to the Crazy Ones (1997) (by vintagemacmuseum, via adamiss)
