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  1. B-day shoutouts today to Jim Yester of The Association, Donald "Duck" Dunn of the MGs, Pete Best, orig. Beatles stickman, and Lee Michaels.
  2. Today in 1966 The Beatles begin recording sessions for the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" .
  3. Composer Phillip Glass' recent ruminations on math, numbers and science...all related http://tinyurl.com/ydl92kq
  4. Today in 1933 Bessie Smith makes her last recordings, including "Give Me A Pigfoot".
  5. Join Scott/Nancy tonight on WCHG at 6 for great Americana/alt country and folk music. Brian with "Blue Roads" starts at 6 on WVLS!
  6. Gordon Lightfoot, completing recording obligations, does not anticipate releasing new material, just touring - http://tinyurl.com/yzzrmy5
  7. The Eclectic Cafe's Sunday Evening Album this weekend is the Beatles "Abbey Road" - 40th anniversary of its release this fall!
  8. Tune in DJ Willie and Steve for an evening of great bluegrass on AMR beginning at 6 p.m.
  9. Happy birthday to Virginia's own Bruce Horsby!
  10. Cat Stevens begins first tour since 1976 http://tinyurl.com/ycrcl2h
  11. Today in '67 San Francisco disc jockey & FM radio pioneer Tom Donahue: "Top Forty radio, as we know it today & have known it, is dead..."
  12. Something new...a multicultural instrument. The "fluid" piano - http://tinyurl.com/y8h8phx
  13. Tis the season for "The Nutcracker" - interesting Wash Post story on its dominance in today's ballet scene http://tinyurl.com/yaclhla
  14. Today in 1955 Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers record classic lps At the Café Bohemia, with Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and Horace Silver.
  15. Birthday shout outs today for Dr. John and Lonnie Jordan, keyboardist for War!
  16. On this date in 1965, Bill Black, who backed Elvis Presley on his early hits, died of a brain tumor at the age of 39.
  17. Today in 1955 Elvis Presley agrees to let Col. Tom Parker be his manager. Not a "colonel", Parker really just a flamboyant promoter before.
  18. The word "album" becomes less and less relevant in digital music age http://tinyurl.com/yjr8zjg
  19. Today in 1904 the great tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins born in St. Joseph, MO
  20. Great mix of b-days today - Norman Greenbaum , Duane Allman, Joe Walsh of James Gang & Eagles, and George Grantham of Poco.