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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Up at 5:00 AM as usual. Coffee and; BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE with Steve Cushing @ WDCB Chicago The best live DJ hosted Jazz and Blues show I have found . 1 AM - 6 AM Eastern every Saturday night, early Sunday morning. Catching the last hour here. I recorded the previous four hours. Mostly...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    I remembered exactly at 6 PM. I was listening to a Cajun music show on BluegrassCountry radio that ended at 6 and got thinking of what I could stream that was NOT Latin Jazz. Most Jazz stations dedicate Saturday night to Latin Jazz. Then it hit me, ESSENCE OF JAZZ on WGMC. I tuned in just as...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    OUCH! I broke my big toe in a bad way about 8 years ago and I learned quickly how important your big toe is when walking. Hope it heals quickly and well. At least you have a comfy spot to listen, with a nice Yamaha Natural Sound receiver to keep you company. :thumbsup:
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    WGMC Rochester and "Essence of Jazz" with Will Moyle. Classic Jazz interviews and music from the 1970s (mostly). This week, Moyle interviews Eubie Blake. I think I have heard this one before. I probably have it recorded, but I can't remember, so my ears are peeled. Excellent as usual.
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Very similar time era my friend. I can say that I was happy to go off to college and get out of that band. I think they broke up shortly after I left. I was 17 as well when I joined the band and started playing dive bars. Turned 18 about four months after I started playing with them. I saw...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Interesting. Thanks for sharing that, Wolf. It got me thinking about something I have not thought about in a very long time. I was a keyboard player (as a Senior in High School) in a Rock/Jazz band. We had one professional musician (guitar) and the rest of us were definitely amateur...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    I hear that. I have tried everything over the years, espeically when I was flying through multiple time zones. Basic Melatonin helps, but the new LAYERED Melatonin (or sleep aid - some may forego the melatonin) is really the ticket, at least for me. It kicks in fast with a quick-release...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Good morning Erik. I threw in the towel last night, and got some help via over-the-counter sleep aids. I woke up at 1:30 AM after passing out around 9:30 PM. Nature's call as usual woke me up. I laid around in bed until 2:20 AM and finally took a Melatonin an a Sleeping Pill. Slept again...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    I have a copy of this, albeit not in the fine shape yours is in. I found mine at a curio shop in a tiny town in Kentucky for a buck. The jacket is in poor condition, but the vinyl is fair to good. Johnny Carson once had Pete Fountain and Dizzy Gilespie on together back to back on his show...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    WUCF Orlando and Weekend Jazz Extravaganza with Alan Rock. Mr. What-A-Hoot himself. His corny jokes always make me cringe, and his trivia questions always stump me. WUCF does not do news breaks on the weekends, so I can tolerate listening.
  11. BillyBatts

    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Corn don't grow at all on Rocky Top The ground's too rocky by far That's why all them folks on Rocky Top Drink their corn from a Jar I've used this as a toast at Bourbon tastings. ;) "Rocky Top" was a breakout hit during Christmas of 1968 for the Osborne Brothers. Bobby Osborne's high tenor...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    That's interesting, Steve. Yes, you never know. One of the best Bluegrass shows on the air (IMO) is from Sydney, Austrailia. The host, Mike Kear, is a HUGE Bluegrass fan, and started the show 20 or so years ago because, obiously, in Austrailia, you aren't going to get much Bluegrass, if ANY...
  13. BillyBatts

    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Thank you Christian, that's a great tip that is now in my Music Notes book. I started keeping notes on musical information about 3 years ago because I was hearing some great things and tips, but the brain was forgetting them faster than I could remember. You never know where you are going to...
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Nice, Lee. I am here to say that the PC you just built is a bonified MONSTER of a MACHINE! Yikes. In 1969, they could have Flight-Directed the entire Apollo Space Program from that monster. Nicely done, sir.
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    Today's JAZZ playlist

    Yes, Gospel is sometimes woven into Bluegrass, but not all the time. I really like rip-snortin' hard core jammin' Bluegrass. Like I hear at Bluegrass festivals. I went to a Bluegrass festival last fall and was truly amazed at the talent. But the crowd there was really lovely. I felt at...
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