Wednesday, 8/31/11

 passings

 Jerry Lieber, songwriter, April 25, 1933-August 22, 2011

Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, “Hound Dog” (J. Lieber & M. Stoller), live (TV broadcast; Buddy Guy, guitar; Fred Below, drums), Europe, 1965 (originally recorded 1952)

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(Originally posted 12/10/10.)

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Nick Ashford, songwriter, singer, May 4, 1941-August 22, 2011

Ashford & Simpson, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (N. Ashford & V. Simpson), live

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David “Honeyboy” Edwards, singer, guitar player, June 28, 1915-
August 29, 2011

Live, WBEZ-FM (Chicago), 2008

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