R.I.P. Etta James
Etta James has passed away. Yet she is immortal:
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Hallelujah
In keeping with the season, here’s an a capella version of the Hallelujah Chorus:
Early Rap
An early rap song…
Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger
Today is Pete Seeger’s 92nd birthday.
Happy birthday, Pete.
Duet
Last week, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of manned spaceflight, astronaut Cady Coleman played a flute duet with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.
If you have a high-speed internet connection, try viewing in full-screen mode.
Too brief, but very nice.
You Can’t Scare Me
For some mysterious reason, this song has been going through my mind for the past couple weeks.
Concert for George
Today would have been George Harrison’s 68th birthday.
Via email: All day today, you can watch streaming internet video of the Concert for George that was performed at the Royal Albert Hall on the first anniversary of George’s death. It’s an excellent show, and a fine tribute to a great soul.
Freedom
The Voice of America: Richie Havens sings “Freedom” 40 years after the original Woodstock concert.
The Battle Cry of Freedom
Today is Abraham Lincoln’s 202nd birthday.
I really should mark the occasion in some way, so here’s Chris Vallillo playing “The Battle Cry of Freedom”.
Thanks, Abe.
Baker Street
I’ve always liked this song, by Gerry Rafferty, who has just passed away.
Amazing Grace
Experience your minimum daily bagpipe requirement:
Why Does Life Got to Be So Hard?
Via TidBITS: Music video about cleaning a laptop fan.
Sadly, I don’t think modern Mac laptop fans are any easier.
Monte Montgomery Plays Little Wing
I do love this Jimi Hendrix song…
I think that guy has taken lessons.
Bonny Portmore
Loreena McKennitt sings “Bonny Portmore” at a Borders book store. (The song is about the destruction of Irish forests by English ship builders.)
Must be nice to have talent.