youtube.com/watch?v=IDpI... Luther Allison It's too late

"I took him to this art movie theater downtown to see the film Monterey Pop where Jimi Hendrix ended by squirting lighter fluid on his guitar, setting it on fire. Miles was next to me saying: ‘Fuuck!’ He was enchanted.” 'It sounded like the future' — behind Miles Davis's greatest album:

"She shot the The Beatles in 1963 and found them 'very bright and interesting.' Not long after, she captured Bob Dylan, still just in his 20s, and recalls: 'I think I was the only photographer at the gig.'" Legendary music photographer Val Wilmer’s greatest shoots:

youtube.com/watch?v=ILVN... Dr John Wild Honey

Regulations are what keeps ordinary Americans healthy and, often, alive. It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water. Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.

“Family man” and Republican Senator from Ohio accepted money from Epstein's co-conspirator before working to bury the files. How do these people live with themselves?

Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.

Pregnant immigrants in Minnesota have been postponing their abortions, skipping aftercare, and delaying birth control visits and urgent cancer screening follow-ups to avoid coming in contact with federal immigration agents.

Eddie Kirkland - No Shoes youtu.be/OB6qSFJyHoY?... 1953 single for King Records

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

youtube.com/watch?v=EbV6... Billie Holiday Louis Armstrong Sweet hunk o trash

Sidney Maiden & His Ramblers - Everything Is Wrong youtu.be/-n1K-I45RGI?... Recorded 1948 for Flash Record Company

Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte

youtube.com/watch?v=WROT... Son Seals Live

Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......

Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - Midnight Hour Blues youtu.be/0xQEi1SmFe4?... 1932 single for Vocalion records

youtube.com/watch?v=zwXo... Oscar Peterson Live

Some songs just reappear unbidden and totally out of context, demanding space. Music is magic & Lucinda is a magician. youtu.be/d-h29RK9emQ?... #musicsky

Bob Marley was born 2/6/1945. “ Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights “

Full “Snow” Moon over Decatur, GA, 1/31/2026.

More grift. A nursing home super PAC donated millions to Trump’s campaign. And, lo and behold, he made it easier for them to cut staffing to pad their profits. Literally wheeling and dealing on the backs of the elderly and the disabled. This man’s grift knows no low.

Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores. TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti. Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret. Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a... Wynton Marsalis Stepping Down From JALC -

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"While Candi Staton has dipped in and out of the spotlight during a seven-decade career that’s seen her resurrected by televangelists, ravers and the finale of 'Sex and the City,' she has always persevered." Candi Staton Is a Survivor. At 85, She’s Also a Grammy Nominee (gift link):

The 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators were treated far too lightly. Media and the public moved on too fast without grasping the seriousness of assassination. These are life and death issues, not just differences of opinion the USA is working out. The reactionary right is ready to kill.

youtube.com/watch?v=72p9... John Lee Hooker Live

More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Protest songs have always been the soundtrack of American conscience. Bruce Springsteen’s new song about the Minneapolis shootings reminds us that art can still speak truth, stir empathy, and push us toward justice. This is what using your platform for the public good looks like.

None other than Fox News reports that "Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been 'evasive', 'not credible', and was 'outright lying' at times when questioned under oath about how agents used force against the public."

youtube.com/live/abWWeqA... Billy Branch Live at Rosa's Lounge Chicago

Breaking NYT: The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter. The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status. That is a war crime called "perfidy."

The Buddhist monks lead a meditation after stopping for lunch and prayers in Decatur, GA last week. A beautiful message of peace during trying times.

Happy Birthday to artist and activist Joan Baez, born 1/9/1941.

Full “Wolf” Moon over Decatur, GA, 1/3/2026.

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?

Buddhist monks walking for peace stop in Decatur, Georgia and lead a meditation.

Songs of Leonard Cohen, the debut studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released #OTD 1967 by Columbia Records.

Ringo’s Christmas album will put a smile on your face and keep you rockin’. Peace and Love! Happy Christmas!

Big Joe Williams - Christmas Blues youtu.be/plg5KHs2eRE?... From his 1972 album Blues From The Mississippi Delta

#musicsky #collage George Harrison Horse To Water Sabine McCalla Louisiana Hound Dog Jelly Roll Morton The Crave Solomon Burke Cry To Me Dexter Gordon It’s You Or No One Taj Mahal Johnny Too Bad Hot Tuna Water Song Dr. John Rain Emma Swift No Happy Endings Abbey Lincoln People On The Street

Full “Cold Moon” over Atlantic Ocean, Ocean City, MD, 12/4/2025

Sonny Boy Williamson II aka Aleck Miller was born 12/5/1912 in Glendora,MS. He established himself in the Delta with his daily lunchtime radio show King Biscuit Time. He moved to Chicago and recorded for Chess. He took the blues to England and recorded with Animals and Yardbirds.

#musicsky #musicchallenge #20albumsin20days #2