Born 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan grew up with a love of music and performing. Her first step toward becoming a professional singer was winning a talent competition held at Harlem’s Apollo Theater launched her singing career. She worked with bandleaders Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine before becoming a successfulContinue reading “Sarah Vaughan: One of the Most Wondrous Voices of the 20th Century”
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Yesterday Today: September 9
A healthy game of tennis back in 1938. Niagara Falls completely frozen over in the year 1911 Marilyn Monroe, California, 1951 This Incredible Angel Oak Tree found on Johns Island in South Carolina is over 1,500 years old. A 10 year old Frank Sinatra, 1925 A child posing for a photograph with Santa back inContinue reading “Yesterday Today: September 9”
Yesterday Today: September 4
Jim Morrison, 1968 A heavily-armed patrol of ‘L’ Detachment SAS in their jeeps in the North African Desert, January 1943. A Fireman’s Bicycle from the year 1905. A Rare 1947 Labatt Brewing Co. Streamliner, one of the coolest delivery trucks ever built. Nirvana’s first photo shoot as a band, 1988 Grandpa Munster reading a PlayghoulContinue reading “Yesterday Today: September 4”
Amazing Photographs Capture Punk Scenes in East Germany During the 1980s
Bluesmass, Berlin, 1983 Beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s there were new movements within the German punk scene, led by labels like ZickZack Records, from Hamburg. It was during this period that the term Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave) was first coined by Alfred Hilsberg, owner of ZickZack Records. Many of theseContinue reading “Amazing Photographs Capture Punk Scenes in East Germany During the 1980s”
20 Black and White Portraits of a Young Charlie Watts in the 1960s and 1970s
Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an interest in jazz at a young age and joined the band Blues Incorporated. He also started playingContinue reading “20 Black and White Portraits of a Young Charlie Watts in the 1960s and 1970s”
30 Awful Album Covers Volume 8
Art is a strange creature. Ever mutating, evolving, and forever changing. Often the most obvious is overlooked. Often the over-looked is the most obvious in how we view the world around us. Often that which is overlooked is over shadowed by a more imposing medium. We identify so much with what we listen to andContinue reading “30 Awful Album Covers Volume 8”
Amazing Wonderful Photos of Nina Simone in the 1960s
After the success of Little Girl Blue, Simone signed a contract with Colpix Records and recorded a multitude of studio and live albums. Simone became a favorite performer in Greenwich Village after her live album Nina Simone at Town Hall was released. By this time, Simone performed pop music only to make money to continueContinue reading “Amazing Wonderful Photos of Nina Simone in the 1960s”
40 Photographs That Show Eric Clapton’s Style on the Stage From Between the Mid-1980s and Early 1990s
In the eighties, Eric Clapton was trying to quit drugs and alcohol. Naturally, he got really into clothes and women. “I’d always loved clothes, and that became a huge interest for me,” he told Classic Rock in 2016. Clapton meant it when he said he’d always been really into clothes: His 1970s stage ensembles includedContinue reading “40 Photographs That Show Eric Clapton’s Style on the Stage From Between the Mid-1980s and Early 1990s”
Candid Photographs of The Rolling Stones Performing at the Alexandra Palace in London, 1964
The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave took place at the Alexandra Palace in London on June 26, 1964. Organized by The Rolling Stones’ fan club, the show coincided with the release date of the band’s hit “It’s All Over Now”. The Stones joined a blues-rich bill that featured John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Alexis Korner,Continue reading “Candid Photographs of The Rolling Stones Performing at the Alexandra Palace in London, 1964”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1960s Volume 11
The 1960s (pronounced “nineteen-sixties”, shortened to the “’60s” or the “Sixties” ) was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. The “cultural decade” of the 1960s is more loosely defined than the actual decade. It begins around 1963–1964 with the John F. Kennedy assassination, the Beatles’ arrival inContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1960s Volume 11”
