Featured Blog Posts – March 2008 Archive (5)

Harlem Shuffle

Bob & Earl had already recorded under a myriad of pseudonyms during their careers before they were a duo; both "Bob"s (the first was Bobby Byrd, aka Bobby Day, and his replacement was Bobby Relf) and "Earl" (Earl Nelson) were key players in L.A.'s doo wop and R&B vocal scene in the mid-to-late '50s. Today, Bob &…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 30, 2008 at 7:00pm — 9 Comments

My Son-Evan Christian

Guitar Aficionado

Flamenco guitarist Evan Christian performs solo at The Jazz Estate on Monday nights and Jackalope Lounj on Thursday nights. "I’m doing traditional flamenco, and my own material, which is blues, soul. Some of it’s in Spanish," Christian…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 30, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Shadows

Black and silver shadows

hang on my window sill

...light dripping from a rainy sky

I lay upon my pillow...still

...as the clouds thunder lazily...by.

Willowy figures dance across…

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Added by JazzWorld on March 27, 2008 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

My Daughter Eboni

Her eyes were jewels of immeasureable beauty,

Pure--like peering into marbles from heaven,

Kaleidoscopically changing to match the

colors of paradise..the "Eden of Blue Island"

where she was born.

The softness of her skin exuded delicate…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 26, 2008 at 5:00pm — 10 Comments

You Might Be From Chicago If..

You know where Aladdin's Castle was…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 21, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

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Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.