Learn a few things from Tommy Tedesco

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TOMMY TEDESCO (July 3, 1930 – November 10, 1997)

A fan's tribute to the singer:

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Kathy Kirby, 20 October 1938 – 19 May 2011

 

 

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Bessie Smith, April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937

 

 

 

 

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Julia Perry, 25 March 1924 – 12 October 1979

 

 

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Johnny Winter, February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alice Babs, 26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014

 

 

 

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Jaco Pastorius, December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987

With sounds from the fans and a reactive stage:

 

 

Imogen Heap's Reverb/release of the full concept album ''Sparks'' 2014, complete with an interactive album cover.

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''Sparks'' is a concept album, which has been recorded since 2011. Imogen Heap's gloves were developped by MIT Media Lab. Using nothing but hand-gestures Heap is able to play and record acoustic and virtual instruments.

 

 

 

 

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Mahalia Jackson, October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972

 

 

 

 

 

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Thelonius Monk, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982

 

 

 

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Dinah Washington, August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963

 

 

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Charlie Parker, August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955

 

 

 

 

 

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Mia Zapata, August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lynden David Hall, 7 May 1974 – 14 February 2006

 

 

Zila with Dudu Pukwana (saxophone)

 

 

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Dudu Pukwana, 18 July 1938-30 June 1990

 

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Tupac Shakur, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996

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Lisa Lopes, May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002

 

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Sun Ra, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993

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Joey Ramone, May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001

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Johannes Brahms, May 7, 1833-April 3, 1897

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Billie Holiday, April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959

(We believe the charming interviewer might have an earpiece...)

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Solomon Burke, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010

Recommeding this in depth interview with Lou Reed by Anthony DeCurtis.

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Lou Reed, March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013

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Saluting Bob Marley with the help of one of our contributors, T.M. Stevens.

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Bob Marley, February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981

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James Jamerson, January 29, 1936 - August 2, 1983

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Stevie Salas and Robert Yehling ''When We Were The Boys'', release-date September 15, 2014

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Sam Cooke, January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964

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+ Cassie Gaines & Steve Gaines

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Ronnie Van Zant January 15th 1948 - October 20th 1977

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Randy Castillo, December 18, 1950 – March 26, 2002

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Camarón de la Isla, José Monje Cruz, 5 December 1950 – 2 July 1992