The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun
“Blues and Gospel – American Black Music – is the fountainhead of all of the 20th Century Pop music.” ~Ahmet Ertegun “Black... Read More
Bing Crosby: A Pocketful Of Dreams
I began reading Gary Giddins’s biography of Bing Crosby – appropriately titled A Pocketful Of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903-1940 – almost... Read More
Louis Armstrong: American Genius
“He is the beginning and the end of music in America.” ~Bing Crosby “You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis... Read More
“How The Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll”
One the main reasons for my becoming a DJ is my passion for music, specifically American popular music, and I’ve spent the... Read More