Watch The Rolling Stones Introduce Howlin’ Wolf To American Audiences In 1965
Howlin’ Wolf’s appearance on Shindig in 1965 was a turning point for music – the time when American teenagers truly understood the power of the blues, even if it took the UK’s Rolling Stones to show it to them. Even though Wolf was known inside his genre, after his Shindig performance however, this new audience that would never buy a blues album followed him as well.
Meet One Of The Last Jukebox Repairman Around
Perry Rosen has always loved tinkering with jukeboxes. The spectacle of the mechanized movements, the golden oldie tunes and the bright lights captivated him. He got his first machine when he was a teenager and then turned his hobby into a career. Now, he’s one of the last jukebox repairmen around.
Bluegrassers Steve ‘N’ Seagulls cover Beastie Boys “Sabotage”
Steve ‘N’ Seagulls and A.V. Undercover make a great pair, considering that the Finnish group is known mostly for doing covers. Their normal modus operandi is metal—their version of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” is one of those crazy YouTube sensations—and here, they grab one of the more rocking songs from the Beastie Boys catalog, “Sabotage.”
Norah Jones on The Importance Of “Paid Practice”
When I was in Texas in college and about a year and a half I played in this restaurant twice on weekends. I’d drive into Dallas and play. It was like a nice date night Italian restaurant, kind of big though but they had a grand piano tucked away in a corner and I’d sing. Most of the time no one was listening, or if they were, no clapping then every once and awhile someone would clap after a song then everyone would look up from their diner and start clapping . That seemed more awkward, I almost didn’t want that to happen, it made me blush. It was the best gig I ever had to learn how to sing and play at the same time. – – Norah Jones
The Children’s Miracle Network And I Want You To Inflate A Ballroom From Your Computer Or Phone #BalloonsForChampions
I’m working with Children’s Miracle Network to show 13 incredible kids how much Canada stands behind them and the more than two million children treated across CMN member hospitals.
These kids are Champions who exemplify courage, resilience, compassion, curiosity, and much more.
Helena is this year’s Champion for the SickKids Foundation. When she was just 3 years old, her doctor discovered she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She began 841 days of chemotherapy and is now cancer free.
Helena inspires others with courage and strength when she shares her story, and has been working to raise childhood cancer awareness over the past six years.
From March 18th-20th, stand together and show your support for these 13 kids by inflating balloons online. Thanks to some special technology, this can be done from your computer or mobile device.
Please visit the website, inflate a balloon to show their support, and share with your friends and family using #BalloonsForChampions.
The Long And Amazing History Of Bat Dogs And The Loving Baseball Team Who Hired Them
With 27 World Series championships, the New York Yankees have a rich winning tradition. But there’s one tradition in the storied Yankees organization that’s as regal if of somewhat less renown: the “bat dog” family of the Trenton Thunder, the Double-A affiliate.
Tim Conway Slays the Carol Burnett Show Cast With A Hilariously Serious Story About An Elephant
The great Tim Conway destroys his castmates during a “Mama’s Family” sketch on the “Carol Burnett Show” by refusing to let the scene continue until he can finish a story about a circus elephant. By just the 50th second, all of them are looking down at the ground, trying to contain their laughter. This, my friends, is comedy.
Nile Rodgers Just Gave The Archies A Shout Out During SXSW
My jazz guitar teacher asked me one day why I was studying with him I said, ’cause I want to play concerts, I want to make records, I want to do all sorts of stuff — big orchestral works, films, all these sorts of things. He said, ‘Really? Is that all? You could easily do all of that.’ I’m like, ‘Wow, how can I do it?’ He said, ‘Play better.’ So I started just practicing, practicing, practicing, learning to play better.
My teacher also chilled out my negative attitude toward top 40 music. One day I was really grumpy. He said, ‘What’s wrong, young bood?’ and I said, ‘I got to do this boogaloo gig tonight and we’re playing all these bullsh– songs…all the top 40.’ He looked at me and goes, ‘Whoa, Nile, what makes you believe these are bullsh– songs?… What makes you believe you’re the ultimate consumer? Any song that sells and gets to the top 40, gets into the top 10, gets into the top 20, any song is a great composition.’ I said ‘[“Sugar Sugar”] is a great composition?’ He said, ‘Absolutely, especially “Sugar Sugar,” because it speaks to the souls of a million strangers.’ He really berated me; he was trying to teach me how to not be a snob. I was like, ‘Wow…’ and two weeks later I wrote a song called ‘Everybody Dance,’ ‘cause that was so profound on me. I wanted to learn to speak to the souls of a million strangers. That woke me up to the power of what we call pop music.”