Happy birthday to Cecil Taylor, born this day in 1929! Here's a jaw-dropping 1981 piano improvisation by him. Keep watching for a few minutes, as he starts doing things that are basically impossible around 3:20...
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sly Stone
Happy birthday to Sly Stone, born this day in 1944! Here's Sly & the Family Stone ripping it up with "M'Lady" on stage in 1968.
Terence Trent D'Arby
Happy birthday to Terence Trent D'Arby, born this day in 1962! Here's a 1987 live performance of "Sign Your Name."
Lightnin' Hopkins
Happy birthday to the late Lightnin' Hopkins, born this day in 1912! Here's a 1962 live-on-TV performance of "Mojo Hand." That's some impressive guitar technique there...
Friday, March 14, 2008
Chris Redburn
Happy birthday to Chris Redburn, born this day in 1957! Here's a 1975 performance by his band Kenny of their British hit "The Bump," a glam-rock song about bumping butts.
Jona Lewie
Happy birthday to Jona Lewie, born this day in 1947! Here's a TV performance of his 1980 song "You'll Always Find Me In the Kitchen at Parties."
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ina Ray Hutton
Happy birthday to the late Ina Ray Hutton, born this day in 1916! Here's a late-30s performance by Ina Ray and her Melodears, an all-female big band--she's the one leading the band, singing, and tapdancing!
Bob Haggart
Happy birthday to the late Bob Haggart, born this day in 1914! Here's a 1986 performance (with drummer Nick Fatool) of his greatest hit, "Big Noise from Winnetka."
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Jesse Fuller
Happy birthday to the late Jesse Fuller, born this day in 1896! Here's a 1963 film of one of his great one-man-band performances, "San Francisco Bay Blues."
Liza Minnelli
Happy birthday to Liza Minnelli, born this day in 1946! Here's a 1989 TV performance of "Losing My Mind," on which she's backed up by the Pet Shop Boys.
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