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Hermeto Pascoal

Hermeto Pascoal

Hermeto Pascoal (born June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a significant figure in the history of Brazilian music, mainly known for his abilities in orchestration and improvisation, as well as being a record producer and contributor to many Brazilian and international…

Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired country singer, songwriter, and actor. Among his songwriting credits are “Me and Bobby McGee“, “For the Good Times“, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down“, and “Help Me Make It Through the Night“, all of which were hits for other artists. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists…

Ray Mantilla

Ray Mantilla

Raymond Mantilla (June 22, 1934 – March 21, 2020) was an American percussionist. Mantilla (Inner City, 1978) Hands of Fire (Red, 1984) Synergy (Red, 1986) Dark Powers (Red, 1988) The Next Step (Red, 2000) Man-Ti-Ya (Savant, 2004) Good Vibrations (Savant, 2006) The Connection (Savant, 2013) High Voltage (Savant, 2017) Rebirth (Savant, 2021).  

Cosmos IC 1396

The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the ionized gas region IC 1396, located in the constellation Cepheus about 2400 light-years from Earth. The part of the nebula shown in my photo is the dark dense globule vdB 142, commonly referred to as the Elephant’s Trunk nebula due to…

Nils Lofgren

Nils Lofgren

Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen‘s E Street Band since 1984, a member of Crazy Horse, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Lofgren was inducted into the Rock…

Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin

Boris Claudio “Lalo” Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestrations. He is a five-time Grammy Awardwinner; he has been nominated for six Academy…

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