A classic tale by Rudyard Kipling, creator of The Jungle Book, narrated by the amazing Jack Nicholson with the exceptional music by Bobby McFerrin. As one review noted on Amazon, To put a rating on this gem is like putting a smiley face sticker on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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John Coltrane recorded A Love Supreme in December of 1964 and released it the following year. He presented it as a four-part suite, broken up into tracks: Acknowledgement (which contains the mantra that gave the suite its name), Resolution, Pursuance, and Psalm. It is intended to be a spiritual album, broadly representative of a personal struggle for purity, and expresses the artist’s deep gratitude as he admits to his talent and instrument as being owned not by him but by a spiritual higher power. Coltrane plays exclusively tenor on all parts.
It is in Psalm, Coltrane performs what he calls a “musical narration” of a devotional poem he included in the liner notes. That is, Coltrane “plays” the words of the poem on saxophone, but does not actually speak them. Some scholars have suggested that this performance is a homage to the sermons of African-American preachers. The poem (and, in his own way, Coltrane’s solo) ends with the cry “Elation. Elegance. Exaltation. All from God. Thank you God. Amen.”
James Cary describes his just-released video creation:
A few years ago, knowing I absolutely adored the John Coltrane album, “A Love Supreme” my wife gave me this incredible book by Ashley Kahn : “A Love Surpreme/The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album.” Reading the book, I discovered something remarkable: the fourth movement, Psalm, was actually John Coltrane playing the ‘words’ of the poem that was included in the original liner notes. Apparently he put the handwritten poem on the music stand in front of him, and ‘played’ it, as if it were music. I immediately played the movement while reading the poem, and the hair stood up on the back of my neck. It was one of the most inspirational and spiritual moments of my life.
I’ve seen some nice versions of this posted on the net, but wanted to make one using his exact handwriting. I also wanted to keep it simple. The music and John’s poem are what’s important. I hope you enjoy this. I hope this inspires you, no matter what ‘God’ you may believe in.
Atria Books has acquired North American and audio rights to a memoir by Phil Collen, lead guitarist for rock band Def Leppard for more than 30 years. ADRENALIZED: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond, written with veteran journalist and author Chris Epting and scheduled for publication on October 27, is the first book written by a member of the group that holds claim to being one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. Featuring personal, never-before-seen photos of Collen and his band mates on stage and off, Adrenalized is a fascinating account of the failures, triumphs, challenges, and rock-hard dedication it takes to make dreams come true.
“It’s fascinating for even me to look back at my life from working in a factory at 16 years old to eventually traveling the world selling over one hundred million records and all the experiences that come with that journey,” Collen says. “I realize that there is a constant evolution of ‘me’ that is still a work in progress even as I continue to be vital and dynamic in my same occupation for the past 35 years well into my late fifties.”
He has been a vegetarian for thirty-one years, alcohol-free for twenty-eight years, and vegan for over four years, busting the myth of the classic rock star stereotype. Def Leppard will be touring this summer with Styx and Tesla. The 48-date outing will kick off in Tampa, Florida on June 23 and will wrap in Jacksonville, Florida, on Oct. 17.
The animated worlds of The Simpsons and Adult Swim‘s Rick and Morty collide …violently in an upcoming crossover couch gag from FOX for their “Mathlete’s Feat” episode. The new episode is set to air Sunday, May 17, 2015.
A series of geniuses at developer Harmonix and the Rock Band 4 team, including with Audio QA Lead Dave Plante, shows you exactly how guitar solos and vocal tracks come to life.
True Detective Season 2 starring Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch premieres June 21 on HBO.
“See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” is a blues song recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1927 that became one of his most famous compositions. Son House used the melody on his 1930 recording of “Mississippi County Farm Blues”. Bob Dylan recorded the song for his 1962 debut album Bob Dylan. He recorded it again with the Band, which is included on The Basement Tapes.
But, today, it’s all about B.B. King’s version that is killing me.
Eric Clapton remembered his friend and colleague B.B. King in a video posted to Facebook Friday morning, saying he wanted to express his sadness.
“He was a beacon for all of us who love this kind of music,” Clapton said in the video below. “If you’re not familiar with his work, I would encourage you to go out and find an album called B.B. King Live at the Regal, which is where it all really started for me as a young player.”
BB King a dear friend and inspiration to me….
Posted by Eric Clapton on Friday, 15 May 2015
“I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.”
– B.B. King on September 5, 1986, as told to Joe Smith
Mr. B.B. King. The blues legend says he played 300 nights a year for four-plus decades. That’s just ridiculous. We’re talking about nearly 15,000 shows. King turns 90 this year and you still just might be able to see him on stage. So what’s his secret? We heard some keys to living life to its fullest in a 1986 interview that had been unheard until now.
In this animated film created from B.B. King’s interview with legendary music executive, Joe Smith, the musician explains how he approaches an audience, how a fire at a juke joint led to his naming his guitar “Lucille”, why the blues isn’t just being down on your luck, and why compliments don’t mean it’s time to stop practicing or perfecting your craft.
B.B. is short for “Blues Boy”, part of the name King used as a disc jockey on Memphis radio in the late 40s.
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When David Letterman retires on May 20, the guild of late night elders will finally cease to exist and the new generation–mostly led by ex-Saturday Night Live Weekend Update anchors–will fully inherit the massive iron keys to the late night castle that’s shaped like a microphone.
Long gone are the days when a late night show was about drinkin’, smokin’, lewd stories, cute animals pissing all over the place and the odd magician. The new late night landscape is more about rainbows and lollipops, a place where guests talk about their boring jobs and play dainty little games about hashtags and nostalgia. In honour of Dave and the old guard, this next clip is dedicated to the nostalgia of classic late night, rather than friggin’ TV shows from the 90s.
Here’s comic’s comic Marc Maron telling a funny story about a Canadian baby who heckled him. That’s it. No games, no surprises, just one funny guy telling another funny guy a funny story.
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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.
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