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.

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Music history is always stranger than you think.

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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”

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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).

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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.