What You Want to Know About the Sax (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Plus other assorted opinions, images, ideas, links, amusements, & hot jazz solos
Here’s my latest round-up of links, opinions, images, ideas, amusements, and hot jazz solos.
Music history is always stranger than you think.
Honest questions: Do sad movies win more Oscars? Has this changed over time? Does this have an economic impact on the film business?
Will Mavity@mavericksmovies
Spoke to an Oscar voter today who had refused to watch Triangle of Sadness because “the title made it sound sad”
1:05 AM · Mar 5, 2023
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People are dying at weddings in India—and music is getting blamed.
A 22-year-old groom dropped dead immediately after complaining about the DJ. Another 19-year-old died while dancing with a relative to a “popular number” (song name withheld).
Everything you need to know about Chicago blues in one tweet.
ChicagoBluesHistory@ChiBluesHistory
The briefcase that Sonny Boy Williamson II carried onstage held the following items: a bottle of whiskey, a pack of cigarettes, a belt of harps in all keys, and a hatchet. In his suit pocket, a switchblade.
2:43 PM · Feb 10, 2023
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