Archive for the ‘History’

The Cole Porter Movie called De-Lovely06.10.09

Cole Porter was a genius composer. I’ve played some of his tunes as a kid and as I have grown as a musician, I now have a better feel for how great this man really was.
At work the other day, I got into a conversation with a patient. We were talking about different styles of [...]



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Buffalo Auditorium’s last stand05.30.09

The Buffalo Auditorium was just a beautiful building. They are demolishing it and making it into a parking lot! As in Joni Mitchel’s song, They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. The pictures says it all.
Some many unforgettable events were held there. I know you just have to ask Chris Noto about it [...]



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Some origins of the electric keyboard05.02.09

I love anything keyboard related. I love the history or origins of all things musical. The history of the keyboard is something that I know very little about, so this next article is really for me … oh and for you guys too.
In the beer store the other day, I was in line and noticed [...]



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The Shmenge Brothers04.19.09

The Schmenge Brothers, like many of the Canadians of the day, were a happy bunch that didn’t mind making fun of themselves in front of the world. We could all relate to these overly happy go lucky guys. When ever watching these guys on SCTV, they made me feel like I was in the show [...]



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Will the remaining Beatle reunite for one night04.04.09

I just found out on the radio that the surviving members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, may be on stage together tonight after all these years! I know we’ve heard all of this before, but you never know.

This historic event may take place at the Radio City Music Hall in New York [...]



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