by Britt Ryan | Nov 9, 2020 | Today in Music History
Memories. Today’s birthday honoree is not a legendary musical artist; instead she is the ghost a jazz-influenced Allman Brothers classic. Sort of. As the story goes, guitarist Dickey Betts was inspired by a woman he was seeing in the group’s hometown of Macon,...
by Britt Ryan | Nov 9, 2020 | Building
Imagine the sounds of incredible jazz musicians playing just beyond the balcony where you are sitting, sipping on a top shelf cocktail. Sound good to you? Us too. That’s why we are paying attention to every tiny detail when dreaming up our VIP lounge on the top...
by Britt Ryan | Nov 8, 2020 | Today in Music History
People of a certain age remember Minnie Riperton for her five-octave range and the high notes on her 1975 #1 hit “Lovin’ You.” (Fun fact: When she sings “Maya, Maya, Maya,” she is cooing to her baby daughter Maya Rudolph, the future singer and “Saturday Night Live”...
by Britt Ryan | Nov 7, 2020 | Today in Music History
What a musical coincidence! Two incredible artists sharing a birthday is no big deal, happens all the time. Today it’s jazz trumpeter Al Hirt (born in New Orleans; 1922-1999) and ethereal poet/songstress Joni Mitchell (born in Alberta, Canada; 77 today). But here’s...
by Britt Ryan | Nov 6, 2020 | Today in Music History
Today is the day, in 1967, that Bob Dylan recorded “All Along The Watchtower” at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. 12 lines. 130 words. It is a song that provides a fascinating glimpse into why, in 2016, the poet songsmith was awarded the Nobel Prize...
