What’s In a Name? Check Out These Musical Monikers

B.B. King is arguably the world’s most well-known blues musician. Almost as well known is the name of his guitar: Lucille. Less well known is the source of the name. B.B. King with Lucille. (Photo courtesy of F. Antolín Hernandez) King was playing a honky-tonk in Twist, Ark., when the building caught fire. After escaping... Continue Reading →

September 15, 2022

An Alt-Holiday Playlist with No Mariah, Bing, Frosty or Rudolph

In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas. Actually, it’s not so much a feeling as a sound. And that sound is currently dominated by Christmas music. Or maybe we should say holiday music, or winter music, since a bunch of these “Christmas” songs don’t mention Christmas: “Frosty the Snowman,” “Winter Wonderland,” etc. Call it... Continue Reading →

December 21, 2021

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