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Song of the Day November 22 2024

In remembrance of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Horace Henderson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Henderson

Horace Henderson and His Orchestra - “Happy Feet"

https://youtu.be/nssGRviX1sU?si=3JRNOfYu83o5ahAl

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #November22 #HoraceHenderson #HappyFeet #Jazz #BigBand #SwingMusic #Music #AudioRecording #1930s

Song of the Day November 5 2024

In remembrance of Charles Bradley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bradley_(singer)

Charles Bradley - "Why Is It So Hard" (Performed live at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin TX March 7, 2011. through KEXP Radio - Seattle)

https://youtu.be/yBdTVmSVq14?si=yebjYve3_vcLG6Tg

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #November5 #CharlesBradley #WhyIsItSoHard #Jazz #Blues #RNB #Music #LivePerformance #MusicVideo #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #Biography #Racism #KEXP #Seattle #Austin #2010s

Song of the Day September 24 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Lemon_Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson - Match Box Blues

https://youtu.be/OEgxpYcqLKI?si=SouioQiP_3iVAAaZ

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #September24 #BlindLemonJefferson #MatchBoxBlues #Blues #Soul #Jazz #Music #AudioRecording #1920s

Song of the Day August 13 2024

In honor of the birth of Kathleen Battle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Battle

Kathleen Battle - “Una voce poco fa” (from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville”) performed in Antwerp, Belgium December 1984

https://youtu.be/4FwZKjFJ-qo?si=NfgUSmrZzgEzUihH

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August13 #KathleenBattle #BarberOfSeville #UnaVocePocoFa #Opera #OperaticSoprano #LivePerformance #FilmedPerforemance #Rossini #1980s

Song of the Day April 29 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Edward Kennedy Ellingon bka Duke Ellington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - “Take The ‘A’ Train”

https://youtu.be/D6mFGy4g_n8?si=_eGPmVuJH3QgHpXk

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #April29 #EdwardKennedyEllington #DukeElington #TakeTheATrain #BillyStrayhorn #BigBand #Jazz #SignatureSong #NYC #SongsAboutNYC #NYCSubways #MTA #Music #MusicVideo #1960s #1930s