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Etta James And The Grateful Dead With The Tower Of Power Horns

4 Feb, 2012 in Coolest Shit Ever, fnord, music by

12/31/82 Oakland Coliseum In honor of Miss Etta’s passing, I present you with one of the neatest little surprises I’ve found. On New Year’s Eve 1982, the Grateful Dead (a pop music combo) played a gig in the land of Bill Graham. Apparently, from the comments I read in myriad (more than you would think) [...]

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Rest In Peace, Etta James.

20 Jan, 2012 in fnord, music by

1938-2012 A True Legend My wife introduced me to the music of Etta James, back in 2000. She always played Etta’s Live from San Francisco CD, in her car when we were out. Over the years I’ve heard a good deal of her catalog, mainly her later career, from 1980 onward… and it’s all amazing. [...]

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