Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter and vocalist, "who is among the most influential figures in jazz" (Wikipedia), was born on Aug. 4, 1901. (d. 1971). #LouisArmstrong
Louis Armstrong - "When the Saints Go Marching In" (traditional black spiritual) (1959, The Ed Sullivan Show)
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eUzdTF3P2M
Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter and vocalist, "who is among the most influential figures in jazz" (Wikipedia), was born on Aug. 4, 1901. (d. 1971). #LouisArmstrong
Bertha "Chippie" Hill feat. Louis Armstrong (cornet) - "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) (1926)
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dldmgeYc6o
Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter and vocalist, "who is among the most influential figures in jazz" (Wikipedia), was born on Aug. 4, 1901. (d. 1971). #LouisArmstrong
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington - "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, lyrics (not in this performance) by Milt Gabler) (1961, The Ed Sullivan Show)
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGIYaqz5rI0
Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter and vocalist, "who is among the most influential figures in jazz" (Wikipedia), was born on Aug. 4, 1901. (d. 1971). #LouisArmstrong
Louis Armstrong recording "I Ain't Got Nobody" (Spencer Williams, lyrics by Roger A. Graham) (1959, courtesy of Louis Armstrong House Museum)
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuiC3yaaDuk
Woody Guthrie - "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" (Woody Guthrie) (1944)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwcKwGS7OSQ
Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens - "All You Fascists Bound To Lose" (Woody Guthrie) (Oct. 13, 2020)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa7aAIfLE
TransLink employee takes a journey from Vancouver BC to Tijuana on public transit.
The trip began at Lougheed Station in Burnaby and took nine days to downtown Tijuana. 50 transfers, 2,945 kilometres, and cost $200 US in fares.
โHe loves to see how far he can get on public transit.โ ๐๐๐๐
https://vancouversun.com/news/translink-employee-takes-public-transit-from-vancouver-to-tijuana
Elon Musk has created a PAC collecting voter data from those living in key states through an online "register to vote" form that does not directly register people to vote.
All of this in an effort to help Donald Trump.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/elon-musk-pac-voter-data-trump-harris.html
Sesame Street: Show Open Season 1 (1969)
#Music #CoSoMusic #TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfQSp92L88I
The original:
Piero Umiliani - Mah Nร Mah Nร (1969), original written by Piero Umiliani
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2AnF7Qwc5s
The Muppets - "Mahna Mahna" (1969, The Ed Sullivan Show), original written by Piero Umiliani
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb47CstE7R4
Kat Edmonson, American singer and songwriter, was born on Aug. 3, 1983. #KatEdmonson
Kat Edmonson - "Avion" (Kat Edmonson, Miles Zuniga) (2014, from the album 'The Big Picture')
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62-vp6p7AM
Kat Edmonson, American singer and songwriter, was born on Aug. 3, 1983. #KatEdmonson
Kat Edmonson - "(Just Like) Starting Over" (John Lennon) (2009, from the album 'Take to the Sky')
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vviiAZtlFvg
Tony Bennett [Anthony Dominick Benedetto], American jazz and traditional pop singer, was born on Aug. 3, 1926 (d. 2023). #TonyBennett
Top 10 Greatest Tony Bennett Duets (MsMojo, Jul 25, 2023)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TBgzWnSCKU
Garth Hudson, Canadian multi-instrumentalist, and keyboardist/saxophonist for the group The Band, was born on Aug. 2, 1937. #GarthHudson
Bob Dylan's 'Basement Tapes' Exclusive: Garth Hudson Returns to Big Pink (2014, Rolling Stone)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBc_4dPQusI
Garth Hudson, Canadian multi-instrumentalist, and keyboardist/saxophonist for the group The Band, was born on Aug. 2, 1937. #GarthHudson
The Band - "It Makes No Difference" (Robbie Robertson) (1978, Concert Version from The Last Waltz), sung by Rick Danko
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAYdRR6l3WQ
Dhani Harrison, British musician, composer and singer-songwriter, was born on Aug. 1, 1978. #DhaniHarrison
Dhani Harrison & Friends - "Let It Down" (George Harrison) (posted Jul 13, 2020)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7vXfaFFXI
Hope needs compassionate action. Best to be compassionate anyway.
Many self-avowed 'critical thinkers', especially on Twitter, seem to not think critically.