I'm heading out on assignment today. Given all of the strife and stress in the news these days—and since it's the anniversary of Elvis Presley's death on August 16—I thought I'd leave you with one of my favorite clips of the King, this one from June 1968. The song was written by Walter Earl Brown:
Wall Street Journal alert: Be sure to read my review today of guitarist Steve Cropper's terrific new CD, Dedicated: A Tribute to the 5 Royales in today's Wall Street Journal. Pick up the paper—or go here. You'll find the album at iTunes or here.
Your blog is chalk full of great jazz info and news. Speaking of news - did you hear Don Was is the newly appointed Chief Creative Officer of Blue Note Records? Pretty cool. Could be a nice entry on your blog. You can find more information here: http://www.gimmethegig.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Stephanie | August 13, 2011 at 03:38 PM