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Marni Nixon – with The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hans Swarowsky – January 6, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news last night (unconfirmed at the time) of the passing of vocal legend Marni Nixon, it was the passing of an era. During a period in Hollywood,...
Big Star Music – Alex Chilton Tribute with Jody Stephens, Ken Stringfellow, Jon Auer and guests – Nov. 12, 2012 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands. Big Star Music – a tribute to the music of Alex Chilton, performed at Melkweg in Amsterdam on November 12, 2012 and recorded for posterity by...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Clark Terry Quintet w/Bob Brookmeyer – BBC – Jazz ’65 More sad news – this time from the Jazz world with word that legendary Trumpet/flugelhorn virtuoso Clark Terry passed away earlier this week at the age of...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – John McLaughlin – Paco de Lucia – live from East Berlin – July 17, 1987 – DDR Radio Berlin (East) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A tribute this week by way of a memorable concert and an astounding collaboration between two...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Not really part of our regularly scheduled posts, nonetheless the passing of yet another iconic musician is more than enough cause to pay tribute. And even though Country-Western music isn’t even a regular feature on Past Daily, the fact that...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 03 – I Want Everyone to Know There’s a disturbing regularity this year, reporting on the passings of memorable and influential Artists. Fontella Bass is the latest. One of the truly distinctive voices in Soul, Bass scored a huge hit in the...
Part 1: Part 2: Editors note: This was originally posted on August 9, 2012, a few days after the death of Ruggiero Ricci. It was with a great sense of sadness that I heard about the passing of the legendary violinist Ruggiero Ricci this past Monday (August 6th). A musician...
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