January 22: SAM COOKE – A Life of Barely-Contained Antagonism
by SAM COOKE: January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964 If there’s a common description about me, it’s that I’m very easy to get along with …
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January 25: ETTA JAMES – Too Personal to be Defined
ETTA JAMES: January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012 I first discovered the music of Etta James when I was working on a small radio …
January 8: ELVIS PRESLEY – The First Spark in this Journey
ELVIS PRESLEY: January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977 Writing about Elvis is pretty much impossible. Everything about the man has been picked apart, note …
December 12: FRANK SINATRA – The Most Original Path
FRANK SINATRA: December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998 I’ve been a fan of rule-breakers for most of my life. I discovered Sinatra at an …
December 10: GREGG ALLMAN and OTIS REDDING – The Empty Place Where All Music Starts
GREGG ALLMAN: Born December 8, 1947OTIS REDDING: September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967 In the early 1970s, Muhammad Ali had entered his 30s and …