“Taranto” is a flamenco style whose origin is in Almería. It derives from the “taranta”, but it follows a rhythm. That makes possible to dance it, in the same way as “zambra mora”. “Taranto” comes from the mining area of Almeria. First singer this style was Pedro Morato but it’s important to quote “El Cabogatero” (1810-1880)…
Echoes of Freedom “Better to die fighting for Freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.” Bob Marley
Spiral galaxy NGC 3169 looks to be unraveling like a ball of cosmic yarn. It lies some 70 million light-years away, south of bright star Regulus toward the faint constellation Sextans. Wound up spiral arms are pulled out into sweeping tidal tails as NGC 3169 (left) and neighboring NGC 3166 interact gravitationally. Eventually the galaxies…
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Undergroundand had a solo career that spanned five decades. Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground became regarded as one of the…
Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. He has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorded on hundreds of albums in many genres, including more than 100 gold records,…
Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker “Lockjaw” (later shortened in “Jaws”): it is either said that it came from the title of a tune or from his way of biting hard…
Papa Lightfoot, also known as Papa George Lightfoot (March 2, 1924 – November 28, 1971), born Alexander Lightfoot, was an American blues singer and harmonica player. Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Lightfoot recorded several sessions in his late twenties – for Peacock Recordsin 1949 (which were never issued), Sultan Records in 1950, Aladdin Records in 1952,…
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