#nightmusic Ron Carter just keeps putting out new music. He's only got a couple summer shows slated, but this fall his calendar is packed. He turned 89 in May. Have a good one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo0t...

They should invent a president who does good things

Always loved this song. Heard it on Sirius radio the other day RS youtu.be/pLz6nIvqB2c?...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...

Once, the neighbor lady was fighting her husband & she came over & asked me to call the cops. I said “no” but handed her my phone. (DO NOT CALL THE COPS EVER) She called the cops and they showed up and arrested her. I am not making this up.

#YearPlaylist: 1977 Part 2 Ah, 1977. The year of Donna Summer, Grace Jones, and .... the Preservation Hall Jazz Band? Plus some guttersnipes from three continents. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Dedicated to Ozark Jesus: youtu.be/uAa7OB9Ej2c?...

Frank Stanford & Ginsberg visit Ozarks Jesus! I think Jack Butler is at the right.

J.B. Hutto & His Hawks - If You Change Your Mind (1969) J.B. Hutto : Vocals, Guitar Sunnyland Slim : Piano Dave Myers : Bass Frank Kirkland : Drums youtube.com/watch?v=ISvH...

It’s Carlos Santana’s 79th birthday. Here’s his Woodstock 1969 performance of “Soul Sacrifice” while reportedly under the influence of a pre-show “gift” from friend Jerry Garcia. m.youtube.com/watch?v=JaaT...

Mt. Nebo, Arkansas

I actually like eastern Arkansas, but that seems high for Pine Bluff real estate.

The daylong Sleepy LaBeef party continues! ——- Mama killed a chicken Thought it was a duck Put it on the table with the legs sticking up youtu.be/L1zjuOMn0xo?...

We had a similar (brown Danelectro U1) guitar in the collections at the museum in Helena, it was attributed to blues great Robert Nighthawk, but I was skeptical of the provenance. (It is at far right) That yellow Epiphone guitar came directly from Cedell Davis though.

New entry: Archer Shepperson was emancipated at the end of the Civil War and was elected in 1873 to serve in the Arkansas General Assembly as a Republican. He returned to his hometown of Washington afterward, where he was a Black community leader. encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/arch...

SAT AUG 8 Sol Roots trio Benefit Concert Sedalia Center Big Island, VA "Sol performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced Funk, deep Blues, heartfelt Soul & energetic Rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills & soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends"

The Vampire LaBeef?

It ain’t sanitary! (Sleepy’s birthday today) youtu.be/QbcYaFvMizE?...

Sleepy LaBeef’s birthday (July 20, 1935 at Smackover, Arkansas.). 1. Album 2. Business card 3. At Helena, Ark. in 2011 youtu.be/rqPqdrsN6Yg?...

Sleepy LaBeef’s birthday (July 20, 1935 at Smackover, Arkansas). Here’s his version of “Tore Up” set to footage from the 1968 film “The Exotic Ones” featuring Sleepy as a marijuana-crazed monster who preys on strippers(!). youtu.be/gHS0YQmYkLU?...

Born 91 years ago today: the pride of Smackover, Arkansas, Mr. Sleepy LaBeef! (Thomas Paulsey LaBeff died in 2019). m.youtube.com/watch?v=5u-n...

An excellent thread on Donna Tartt’s magnificent audiobook narration of Charles Portis’s True Grit.

7/20/26 #MusicSky Freight Train- Elizabeth Cotton Hastings Street -Blind Blake Samson & Delilah- Rev. Gary Davis Call It Stormy Monday- T-Bone Walker Louis Collins -Mississippi John Hurt Mann’s Fate- Hot Tuna Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down- New Lost City Ramblers Railroad Bill- Etta Baker

Guitar Jr. (Lonnie Brooks) - Rooster Blues (1969) Guitar Jr. : Vocals, Guitar Don Peake : Rhythm Guitar Harmonica Fats : Harmonica Don Randi : Piano Lyle Ritz : Bass Paul Humphrey : Drums youtube.com/watch?v=ouUw...

Happy 79th birthday to Carlos Santana! From his second LP, a hit version of Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va." #1001CoverSongs Song # 549: m.youtube.com/watch?v=J7AT...

Tom Lee was an African-American small-boat driver who in 1925, despite not knowing how to swim, saved 32 people from a sinking riverboat on the Mississippi River. It got him a hero’s audience with President Coolidge, and a park and statue in his honor in Memphis. Now a historical marker is going up.

You think things are in the distant past. Then you learn (as I did from the account below) Rachel, wife of Jackie Robinson, who broke MLB’s color barrier in 1947, is alive and well, celebrating her b-day. (Pictured are a marker and statues for Jackie and Mack Robinson in their native Pasadena, CA)

Today 💥 The Marley Party Summer Edition * Early Sunday Reggae Celebration * Doors open @ 5pm & music kicks off @ 6pm * Tickets @ www.whitewatertavern.com * Thank you @butterflytheentertainer

Does #MusicSky know about #CountryRockSunday ? Even if you don’t know country we invite you to share your fave country rock adjacent songs. Welcoming vibes for all knowledge levels!

Documentary about Helena starting right now on Arkansas PBS. “Delta Dreams,” trying to remember if I’ve seen it.

Arkansas library censorship advocate accused of kidnapping her special needs daughter to scare her away from meeting people online will offer "choice of evils" defense in upcoming trial. Terrified daughter zip-tied to a tree as mother watched. #arnews #arpx

youtube.com/watch?v=F5m7... Aces Live 1970

Sunday singles action. #weekendsingles Reverend Cleophus Robinson And His Sister Josephine James - I Can See So Much youtu.be/95hOD_Cdv4g

Van Buren to become cruise ship destination! (We used to get riverboats in Helena when I was there, they no longer stop there)

I heard a repeat of a Terri Gross interview with Lenny Kaye yesterday. They were talking about who gets your records (and etc.) when you’re gone. TG mentioned her late husband’s collection. youtu.be/_MPVrUxIYts?...

youtube.com/watch?v=IfKp... Showstoppers video

Local news. (Former library board member & outspoken book banner faces trial because she kidnapped her developmentally disabled daughter to teach her a lesson about internet safety)

youtube.com/watch?v=Zgdk... Buster Benton Money is the name of the game Happy birthday Buster

Luther Johnson With Muddy Waters Blues Band - Remember Me Chicken Shack (1974) Luther Johnson: guitar Muddy Waters: guitar Sammy Lawhorn: guitar Mojo Buford: harmonica Otis Spann: piano Francis Clay: drums youtu.be/DAJvjSKwkFw?si=a7NZK_FwQosZDFDW

Many people are sharing the latest turd Sarah Huckabee Sanders dropped on “X”* and noting that she still sucks. *if I wanted to see that shit I would still be on x

This Sunday, July 19th: The Marley Party Summer Edition 💥 Doors open & 5pm and music from 6-8pm. Performances by Tim Anthony, Bruce Brown, Michael Lee, Kenbria, Butterfly from New Orleans, Steve James Indie and more. Discounted tickets available for $10 at whitewatertavern.com until day of show 💥

When In Doubt Go Completely Out 🔊 Getting ready to DJ my radio show on StreamTheCreek.com Saturday 7pm Central Time; 8pm Georgia #Jambands Col. Bruce Hampton and The Late Bronze Age 🎶 Outside Looking Out 💛 Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic and associated acts. #colbruce Stories and Setlist surprises

youtube.com/watch?v=XhJl... Pinetop Perkins Live

Happy 87th b-day to birthday twins Dion DiMucci and Brian Auger! m.youtube.com/watch?v=1VVL...

I know I let you tell me what to do esoterikos-daimonas.blogspot.com/2026/07/i-kn...

The Arkansas Democrat Gazette published a nice article about the $150,000 NAGPRA grant that the Survey was awarded this year. IT has a lot of good information, but we do wish that they had reached out to our Tribal Partners for their views on the grant as well. www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/ju...

Here's Levon Helm & the Midnight Ramble Band playing Ray Charles' "I Want To Know" at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas in Oct, 2005. I was privileged to produce this concert! pryorcenter.uark.edu/videoplayer.... #musicsky

[July 17th, 1946] The Atkins Pickle Company made its inaugural test run in Atkins, Arkansas, launching full-scale operations just a few days later.

youtube.com/watch?v=fZ5H... Jimmy Witherspoon Live Frankly Jazz