Tag: Classic
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Song 85: Coming to you live
“Crossroads” by Cream I was listening to Cream, when a lot of people were going the Hendrix route. Although I thought Jimmy Hendrix was a great guitarist, this list is about the British guitarists. 5songpjct: When was Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds? Dad: I think that Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were in The Yardbirds… Read more
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Song 80: Schizophrenic with dark alleyways and sundrenched corrals
“The Big Gundown” performed by John Zorn. If the 13th Floor Elevators are the band I associate most with my dad, John Zorn seems most twinned to my dad’s restless and experimental spirit—and what better example of this than Zorn’s mashup of legendary Spaghetti Western composer, Ennio Morricone! My dad loves Westerns and Film Noir.… Read more
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Assignment 9: They just never get old
Name: Christine Petrich Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota Your relationship to music: listener, dancer, and musician, in that order Industry: College Instructor, Health and PE I met Christine when I was in high school. We were both in a modern dance class at the performing arts center in my hometown. I don’t think there is any one… Read more