The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...

The Shaw Library is Closing for Renovations Next Month – “renovated library is expected to open in early 2027” - PoPville 1630 7th Street, NW photo by Mr.TinMD I cannot tell you how old this makes me feel, having chronicled the construction/opening of this building back in 2010... From the DC Public Library: "The Shaw/Wa...

The Shaw Library is Closing for Renovations Next Month – “renovated library is expected to open in early 2027” - I've now unlocked a special status after watching this building first go up, now close down for renovations... www.popville.com/2026/04/shaw...

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"...[Bloomfield is] the guy I always miss. He had so much soul, and knew all the styles."

Bob Dylan remembering guitarist Mike Bloomfield. They're pictured here during the recording of "Highway 61 Revisited," released in the summer of 1965.

Tedeschi Trucks Band Forecast 'Future Soul' Tour Dates in Japan After Welcoming Lukas Nelson in Texas Photo: Geoff Tischman Tedeschi Trucks Band will bring their new album, Future Soul, to Japan next autumn. The 12-piece ensemble will embark on a

Watch #LukasNelson sit in with #TedeschiTrucksBand on "A Song for You":

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Takes Future Soul Tour To Japan In November Tedeschi Trucks Band brings the Future Soul Tour to Japan in November for their first visit to the Asian country in over three years.

TTB are headed back to Japan.

Tedeschi Trucks Band will return to the country for the first time since 2023 with four Future Soul Tour dates this November ⬇️

“If you join a fight for social justice you may win or lose, but just by being part of the struggle, you win, and your life will be better for it.”

Howard Zinn

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

Alice Walker

From ‘The Secret Agent’ to ‘The Blue Trail’ to the Future: How Recife Became Brazil’s Burgeoning Film Capital With successful public funding initiatives, a strong local film community and great talent, Brazil's Recife has solidified itself as a prime film hub.

“‘Pernambuco was the first state in Brazil to open a public call for projects, & that was only because we were very united as artists and we pressured the government…This allowed us to build a very tight creative network, built upon a sense of solidarity.‘”

Rough Catfish YouTube video by Sol Roots - Topic

Sol Roots - Rough Catfish
Freedom (2008)

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Review: Marc Broussard ‘Chance Worth Taking’ Review: Marc Broussard ‘Chance Worth Taking’ out April 17 produced by Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith and Calvin Turner, by Hal Horowitz

Review: Marc Broussard ‘Chance Worth Taking’ out April 17, produced by Joe Bonamassa & Josh Smith, along with Calvin Turner. Video in review by Hal Horowitz. Listen up!
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Review: 'Freddie King Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert' Album Review: 'Freddie King Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert' out April 18, Record Store Day by Jim Hynes

Review: ‘Freddie King Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert’ out April 18, Record Store Day. Video in review by Jim Hynes.
rockandbluesmuse.com/2026/04/15/r... #blues #soulsinger #newrelease #rockandbluesmuse

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Announce 'Mission of Mercy' Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Announce 'Mission of Mercy' out June 14, 2026 via Soundly Music/Thirty Tigers

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Announce ‘Mission of Mercy’ out June 12, 2026 via Soundly Music/Thirty Tigers, share new single. Listen up!
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BERNIE WORRELL on Earth YouTube video by Zoltán Kovács

i have woefully underappreciated mr. worrell myself & for that, i apologize.

STRANGER: BERNIE WORRELL ON EARTH (musicians reflect on his genius & legacy), 2005

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Happy Birthday Bernie Worrell (born April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016 RIP). He was a Multi-Talented Keyboardist, Producer, Songwriter, and Original founding member of the Funk group,"Parliament -Funkadelic," and his work with the group, "Talking Heads."
#thefunkcenter #BernieWorrell #thelandoffunk

George Bernard Worrell, Jr. American keyboardist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, and a touring member of Talking Heads in the 1980s. He also worked with such producers and musicians as Keith Richards, Yoko Ono, Bill Laswell, Mos Def, Sly and Robbie, Fela Kuti and Cream's Jack Bruce. The New York Times journalist Jon Pareles, described Worrell as "the kind of sideman who is as influential as some bandleaders" and stated that his music "indelibly changed the sound of funk and hip-hop." Worrell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic, along with 15 other members the band. He also appeared with Talking Heads when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Worrell was the uncle of rapper and actor Chino XL

George Bernard Worrell, Jr. American keyboardist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, and a touring member of Talking Heads in the 1980s. He also worked with such producers and musicians as Keith Richards, Yoko Ono, Bill Laswell, Mos Def, Sly and Robbie, Fela Kuti and Cream's Jack Bruce. The New York Times journalist Jon Pareles, described Worrell as "the kind of sideman who is as influential as some bandleaders" and stated that his music "indelibly changed the sound of funk and hip-hop." Worrell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic, along with 15 other members the band. He also appeared with Talking Heads when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Worrell was the uncle of rapper and actor Chino XL

Remembering Bernie Worrell ❤️ WOO!
(April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016)

Happy B'Day April 19 to Bernie Worrell genius keyboardist w/ Talking Heads & Parliament-Funkadelic (1944-2016)!

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#funk #keyboards #talkingheads

Bernie Worrell Solo- D.C. 1979 YouTube video by 898106

The late, great Bernie Worrell was born on this date in 1944! youtu.be/PqPJTo2sbLA

Sun. April 19 in DMV DC- Eliades Ochoa @ Strathmore (Cuban guitarist Buena Vista Social Club); Takaat (2 from Mdou Moctar band), Lifted (area ambient), Levogyre (emerson st. noise @ the Fridge SE; Blessd @ Echostage (Colombian rapper); Los Lobos @ Birchmere (Latin-tinged roots rock) (sold out)🧵

Massive Attack, Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack

Massive Attack, Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground

A short film posted for Boots on the Ground earlier today.

#MassiveAttack #TomWaits #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BestSongHeardToday

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Tom Waits’ First New Music in 15 Years Is a Chilling, Macabre Protest Song

"Boots on the Ground," recorded with Massive Attack, targets "federal pricks ... sittin' in a room full of army posters."

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Massive Attack & Tom Waits team for new song "Boots on the Ground" "Boots on the Ground" is Massive Attack's first new music in six years, and Tom Waits' first new original music in 15 years.

Massive Attack & Tom Waits team for new song "Boots on the Ground" www.brooklynvegan.com/massive-atta...

Massive Attack and Tom Waits just released the most powerful protest song in years The first new music in over a decade from both the Bristol trip-hop group and the US singer-songwriter is a potent anti-war statement, accompanied by visuals documenting the ongoing chaos, division an...

Massive Attack and Tom Waits just released the most powerful protest song in years

Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times Unsettling breathing, arrhythmic clatter, gloomy piano and military snares underpin a Beefheartian portrayal of a boorish warmonger on the band’s ominous return

Massive Attack: Boots on the Ground (ft Tom Waits) review – first single in a decade is a dark hymn for our times

Boots on the Ground, by Massive Attack, Tom Waits 1 track album

New & Notable: Massive Attack and Tom Waits team up on a haunting new single.

Othar Turner, Bumble bee YouTube video by Edith de Ronde

Othar Turner - Bumble Bee

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1967 George Mitchell field recording

From the 2008 various box set The George Mitchell Collection Volumes 1 - 45

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