21 Facts I Learned This Week That Are So Dang Interesting, I'll Never Be Able To Forget Them
Diana Ross, Bob Marley, Queen, Snoop Dogg, ABBA, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, the Beach Boys, the Who, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., and the Ramones are some of the most notable artists and groups who, despite their huge impacts on the music world, have never won a Grammy.
news.yahoo.comJeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78
Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock โnโ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar playerโs guitar player, has died. Beck died Tuesday after โsuddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,โ his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. โJeff was such a nice person and an outstanding iconic, genius guitar player โ there will never be another Jeff Beck,โ Tony Iommi, guitarist for Black Sabbath wrote on Twitter.
news.yahoo.comAfrican American music through history
SAN ANTONIO โAfrican American artists made history and innovated some of the world's most popular genres of music today. Black music became a resource to promote racial equality and uplift black communities.ย Since the discovery of America, the culture of music has developed mainly from African American musicians. During slavery, African Americans used music toโฆ
lakefrontollu.comOuttakes: Stevie Nicks on Petty, Prince, Beyoncรฉ and Harry
FILE - Harry Styles, right, presents a trophy to Stevie Nicks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York on March 29, 2019. I feel like I know Beyoncรฉ even though I really donโt know her at all. I hope youโre wrong.โ But heโs absolutely right.โ_________CALL ME MAYBESpeaking of friends Stevie Nicks have been in touch with โ donโt count the members of Fleetwood Mac. Iโm really, really good friends with Mick,โ she said. Thatโs really good too because that kind of keeps you in sort of that mindset also,โ she said.
LEADING OFF: Wildfires darken California skies; Cole vs O's
RingCentral Coliseum stands under skies darkened by wildfire smoke before the Oakland Athletics' baseball game against the Houston Astros in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The smell of the fires wafted over the stadium as San Francisco hosted Seattle on Wednesday night and ash fell inside the ballpark this week when Oakland played. NOT SO HOTYankees star Gerrit Cole tries to end his three-game losing streak when he starts at home against Baltimore. MISSING YOUThe defending World Series champion Nationals will be without October star Howie Kendrick for a while. Last season, Kendrick was the MVP of the NL Championship Series and hit the go-ahead homer in Game 7 of the World Series.
Smoke from nearby wildfires creates eerie baseball scene
Smoke from California wildfires obscures the sky over Oracle Park as the Seattle Mariners take batting practice before their baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco. By mid-morning across San Francisco Bay, the Giants Oracle Park resembled a black-and-orange horror scene. Little experiment on my behalf today.Still, the air quality was below 100 about two hours before first pitch. AL West-leading Oakland was set to face the Houston Astros, while across San Francisco Bay the Giants were hosting the Seattle Mariners. The NFL's San Francisco 49ers practiced in similar conditions at their Santa Clara facility in the South Bay on Wednesday.
Chicago Bringing Mix of Jazz, Rock and Lots of Horns to the Majestic
click image Instagram / chicagothebandChicago started life opening for rock legends like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. While its distinctive horn-driven blend of jazz and rock would eventually earn it entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the bands mutation into a soft-rock hit machine sure moved a lot of records in the 80s.When it comes to the recent live show, expect to hear a little from both columns A and B.
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