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Full “Cold Moon” over Atlantic Ocean, Ocean City, MD, 12/4/2025
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sonny Boy Williamson II aka Aleck Miller was born 12/5/1912 in Glendora,MS. He established himself in the Delta with his daily lunchtime radio show King Biscuit Time. He moved to Chicago and recorded for Chess. He took the blues to England and recorded with Animals and Yardbirds.
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We lost a giant today. RIP to one of the true architects of American music. staxrecords.com/artist/steve...

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Steve Cropper - Stax Records
Born on October 21, 1941 on a farm near Dora, Missouri, Steve Cropper moved with his family to Memphis at the age of nine.
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Piedmont-style guitarist and singer Walter “Brownie” McGhee was born 11/30/1915 in Knoxville, TN. He overcame polio to forge an over 40 year career, the lion’s share in a duo with singer/harmonica player Sonny Terry. They were mainstays of ‘60s folk/blues revival. He appeared on Broadway and in film
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“The Godfather of British Blues,” harmonica player, guitarist, keyboard player, band leader John Mayall was born in Macclesfield, UK, on 11/29/1933. His Bluesbreakers were a cutting edge band that included Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Jack Bruce, Walter Trout
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Jimi Hendrix was born 11/27/1942 in Seattle,WA. Inspired by blues and rock and roll, he developed his guitar chops behind R&B artists like Little Richard and the Isley Brothers. After a move to London in 1966, he changed the conception of the electric guitar forever. “Scuse me while I kiss the sky “
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock and Soul, was born 11/26/1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee. She grew up in tiny Nutbush and rose to international renown. “You better be good to me.”
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Ken Burns’ American Revolution is a remarkable history lesson, a story of a triumphant pursuit of liberty and human rights. However, the ending was such a gut punch- veterans cheated & discarded, women disenfranchised, people of African descent ruled property, Native people destined for removal
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