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Black History Month Music: Duke Ellington

Four Walls @FourWalls (86775) • United States 9 Feb

Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks! And, congratulations to Seattle in general! They’ve had a pretty amazing sports run the last year (the Mariners had an exciting playoff run in baseball). And congratulations to YOU,...

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Where Was FourWallsdo?: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo

Four Walls @FourWalls (86775) • United States 27 Aug

How about that, in one day we’ve made it across the state of Missouri! That’s easy when you’re doing a music list…not so easy when you’re driving it. To be fair, it’s only about 250 miles, so it’s not that bad. Not a...

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Valentine Kisses: Prelude to a Kiss

Four Walls @FourWalls (86775) • United States 31 Jan 22

Monday morning to you! What am I doing up this early? I have a “party” to attend at the VA: a nuclear stress test. It’s a long (about 3-4 hours) cardiology test. I’ve had these before, and they’re not too problematic. Of...

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Bridge Songs Top Ten: Chelsea Bridge (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86775) • United States 28 Sep 21

FINALLY, one that Great Martin knows! He’s a youngster, you know, only having had 21 birthdays. (He was born on Leap Day. ) For everyone’s pleasure here’s the next song on my list of favorites with...

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Ten Favorite Train Songs: Take the "A" Train (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86775) • United States 9 Mar 17

The final bend is in sight for my trip through my ten favorite songs that have the word "train" in the title. I have a similar series with songs about trains that don't actually have the word "train" in the title. The...

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Big Band is still alive

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 20 Dec 11

Tonight my wife and I went to a big band concert. The Richmond (VA) Parks and Recreation Dept. foots the bill twice a year to bring in a big professional band, The Continentals. Seven hundred people came out. It was almost...

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How does jazz from the 30's and later compare to jazz today?

jazzyjess @jazzyjess (199) • United States 10 Mar 09

I am a big fan of America's early jazz scene with Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. And, I was just talking with a friend of mine today about how jazz has changed. Do you think jazz is just as good today as it was back then? Why...

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