Tuesday, January 3rd
sounds of Chicago
Little Walter (aka Marion Walter Jacobs, 1930-1968, harmonica), “Juke” (M. Jacobs), 1952 (Billboard R&B chart, #1 [8 weeks])
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: R&B
2022
Tuesday, November 15th
basement jukebox
Jungle Rat USA, “Just Love One Another” (1971)
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, November 4th
sounds of New Orleans
Snooks Eaglin (1936 [or 37]–2009), with George Porter Jr. (bass, vocals) and Ken Blevins (drums), live, New York, c. 1990: “Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)” (A. Toussaint)
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other day, Chicago
2022
Thursday, July 21st
passings
William “Poogie” Hart, January 7, 1945–July 14, 2022, singer, songwriter
Delfonics (WPH, lead vocals), “La-La (Means I Love You),” (W. Hart, T. Bell), 1968
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this morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
2022
Friday, July 15th
what’s new
Usher, live, Washington, D.C., 6/30/22
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2022
Friday, May 13th
like nobody else
James Booker (1939-1983, piano, vocals), “True” (L. Cottrell, D. Albert), live, Montreux, Switzerland, 1978
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, May 6th
what’s new
Thee Sinseers, live (“What’s His Name,” “Hold On,” “Lovin’ You,” “There Must Be Something”), Los Angeles, published 5/2/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Wednesday, April 20th
basement jukebox
Ray Charles (193–2004, vocals, piano), “I Don’t Need No Doctor” (N. Ashford, V. Simpson, J. Armstead), 1966
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other day, Chicago
2022
Friday, April 8th
sounds of New York
Amber Mark, live, New York, published 1/31/22
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, April 1st
basement jukebox
Tyrone Davis (1938-2005), “Can I Change My Mind,” 1968
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Ann Peebles (1947-), “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down,” 1973
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O. V. Wright (1939-1980), “A Nickel and a Nail,” 1971
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