by Britt Ryan | Aug 26, 2020 | Food
Gumbo in New Orleans. Once you start talking about it, everyone’s mom or grandma always has a better recipe. They all have their local spots and go-to’s, but no matter what…it doesn’t compare. I think the classical recipes and regional dishes like that really...
by Britt Ryan | Aug 26, 2020 | Today in Music History
A musical Marsalis was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on this day in 1960. His parents — Dolores and Ellis Marsalis — named him Branford, and he would grow up to play saxophone alongside Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and many other...
by Britt Ryan | Aug 25, 2020 | Today in Music History
Jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s musical resume is long. Born in Newark, N.J. on this day in 1933, he was a member and musical director of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, also played with Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet and co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather...
by Britt Ryan | Aug 24, 2020 | Today in Music History
Here’s a special Jimmy’s birthday salute to a fellow Jimmy — James Kent “Jim” Fox, founder of The James Gang, was born in Cleveland on this day in 1947. Here’s The Gang doing “Walk Away” on “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert” in...
by Britt Ryan | Aug 23, 2020 | Today in Music History
Better known for his tragic death than his birth, if things had turned out differently for Keith Moon, the mad drummer of The Who would be 74 today. Instead, he was just 32 when he died of an overdose of self-destructiveness on Sept. 7, 1978. Remember the time in 1967...
