Where the ‘Moonwalk’ Came From
Was going through some old videos and came across this gem. Here’s a little bit of soft shoe from one of my favs, Bob Hope, from “Road to Zanzibar” — Michael Jackson didn’t have anything on this dude.
Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts dies at 80
From Bill Mohr’s Koan Kinship blog: The Rolling Stones were founded almost sixty years ago by Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart. Stewart was soon relegated to being their road manager and an occasional sessions musician. The news is breaking that Charlie Watts died in a London hospital […]
Letter From LA: 04-01-2021
Bob Dylan turns 80 on May 14, 2021, and in honor of this anniversary, I’ve decided to listen to every Dylan album I can get my hands on (I have about 25 on CD and vinyl; the rest I’ll listen to via Amazon Music Unlimited); watch every documentary and feature I can get access to […]
Word Jazz
Flibberty Jib  What time is it From Word Jazz Ken Nordine · The Fred Katz Group â„— 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1957-01-01 Associated Performer, Cello: Fred Katz Associated Performer, Woodwinds: Paul Horn Associated Performer, Guitar: John Pisano Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Jimmy Bond Associated Performer, Drums: Forest Horn Producer: Tom Mack Narrator: […]
Little Richard: ‘awopbopaloobop alopbamboom’
On the evening of May 8, 1970, I was covering a rock concert at The Grand Olympic Auditorium at 18th and Grand in Downtown Los Angeles. For years the Olympic had been home to boxing, wrestling and Roller Derby (the Los Angeles T-Birds) but from 1969 to 1970 the auditorium shared it sports events with […]
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