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A long-forgotten video posted by BLIP.fm member digitalfreestyleentertainment just reminded me of my favorite Dr. John anecdote:When I was primarily working as a music journalist in the '80s and early '90s, I used to visit the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival each year. I did several interviews with Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) back then.At a particular time, I tried to set up yet another inter...
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Thanks to the biography at AllMusic.com, I recently encountered this interesting Rahman detail:"'Slumdog Millionaire' Oscar winner A.R. Rahman became the first Indian artist to sign with Sony Music, negotiating a three-year contract in 1997.His premier release for the label, 'Vande Mataram' (his first collection of non-film music), was a tribute to India, commemorating 50 years of the country's...
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I rediscovered Steve Martin's rap song "King Tut" while listening his 1978 "A Wild and Crazy Guy" comedy album. Nice track!I initially assumed that Steve Martin was backed by session musicians (e. g., the baritone saxophone may have been played by Steve Douglas), or by the studio band of NBC's Saturday Night Live.Surprise, surprise: The real backing band are the Toot Uncommons - members of the ...
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