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

#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground. Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse. The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited

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.

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www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d... RIP Steve Cropper

We lost a giant today. RIP to one of the true architects of American music. staxrecords.com/artist/steve... #musicsky #stevecropper #stax

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Piedmont-style guitarist and singer Walter “Brownie” McGhee was born 11/30/1915 in Knoxville, TN. He overcame polio to forge an over 40 year career, the lion’s share in a duo with singer/harmonica player Sonny Terry. They were mainstays of ‘60s folk/blues revival. He appeared on Broadway and in film

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“The Godfather of British Blues,” harmonica player, guitarist, keyboard player, band leader John Mayall was born in Macclesfield, UK, on 11/29/1933. His Bluesbreakers were a cutting edge band that included Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Jack Bruce, Walter Trout

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Jimi Hendrix was born 11/27/1942 in Seattle,WA. Inspired by blues and rock and roll, he developed his guitar chops behind R&B artists like Little Richard and the Isley Brothers. After a move to London in 1966, he changed the conception of the electric guitar forever. “Scuse me while I kiss the sky “

Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock and Soul, was born 11/26/1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee. She grew up in tiny Nutbush and rose to international renown. “You better be good to me.”

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Ken Burns’ American Revolution is a remarkable history lesson, a story of a triumphant pursuit of liberty and human rights. However, the ending was such a gut punch- veterans cheated & discarded, women disenfranchised, people of African descent ruled property, Native people destined for removal

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“The King of Ragtime,” Scott Joplin, was born in Texarkana, TX, 11/24/1868. One of the great composers in American music, his work includes Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, and the opera Treemonisha. #ragtime #scottjoplin

Very sorry to hear about the passing of groundbreaking reggae artist Jimmy Cliff. I had the pleasure of interviewing him back in the early 1980s. “Many rivers to cross “ #jimmycliff #reggae

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www.bbc.com/news/article... #jimmycliff #reggae

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The first great jazz innovator and stylist of the tenor saxophone Coleman Hawkins was born 11/21/1904. His recording of Body and Soul is one of the most iconic jazz performances, and his big gruff tone is immediately recognizable He evolved from a swing era star to work with the bebop generation.

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One of the greatest blues guitar heroes on the 1960s-70s, Duane Allman was born 11/20/1946. From his stellar sessions w. Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett to his collaborations with Delaney and Bonnie and Clapton to his groundbreaking music with the ABB, he made so much amazing music. #duaneallman

The great singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack was born 11/20/1941. He began as a session player on the 1950s New Orleans R&B scene, worked with the “Wrecking Crew” in 1960s L.A. and developed his Nite Tripper persona creating hoodoo swamp grooves.

Terrific

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