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Musicians lost not only their homes - also their instruments. https://symphony.org/features/music-musicians-and-the-la-wildfires/

From Smithsonian: Estoy Aquí: Music of the Chicano Movement (6-8) | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Cajun and Zydeco Music: Flavors of Southwest Louisiana (6-8) | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings I hope the weblinks work.

Yes, I remember when I could hear "Mirage" on AM radio - it was another world

Marianne Faithfull's 1979 album Broken English is unforgettable for me. RIP.

I know of two ladies who sat in the last rows (cheapest seats) to see Aerosmith - but just before the concert began, a band representative walked up to them and asked if they would like to sit on the front row for free. They happily moved to the front row – but then they had to watch out for the saliva and sweat that came from the stage.

More on Schoenberg: The composer’s son stored over 100,000 of his father’s scores at Belmont. The scores were held in a digital back-up, but this was also destroyed in the fire. https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/arnold-schoenberg-scores-destroyed-la-fires/

The Palisades and Eaton fires wiped out two neighborhoods with unique significance in L.A.’s music industry. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-01-15/fires-la-music-jake-viator-bob-clearmountain-poolside-musicares

Speaking of Schoenberg, the fire has done some damage: https://www.ludwig-van.com/main/2025/01/13/schoenberg-archive-incinerated-historic-blaze/

Yes. Right now I am listening to the Boulez piece, Le Marteau Sans Maître

Composer, conductor, polemicist and iconoclast Pierre Boulez was born 100 years ago and, on his death in 2016, left classical music utterly changed. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/08/pierre-boulez-centenary--he-jolted-us-out-of-our-comfort-zone-antonio-pappano-martyn-brabbins-and-more-on-the-composer

I believe several people on this forum have lived in Austin, TX. They might remember Waterloo Records - here is some recent news: https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2025-01-03/waterloo-records-owner-john-kunz-saves-his-42-year-old-baby-by-selling-it/

For those who have not yet seen this blog: Charles Mingus’ final public appearance took place on June 18, 1978 when he was invited to participate in the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Newport Jazz Festival that took place on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., organized by President Jimmy Carter’s office and George Wein, the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival. https://www.charlesmingus.com/blog/farewell-president-jimmy-carter?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=677ca01e5990f33c21180de7&ss_email_id=677caae6a0cdf81e577e54cf&ss_campaign_name=Farewell+Jimmy+Carter%2C+Mingus+anniversary%2C+shows%2C+festival&ss_campaign_sent_date=2025-01-07T04%3A18%3A09Z

It is located outside the venue where Gallagher played regularly throughout the Troubles in Northern Ireland. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced8jpdevjeo

Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D minor, Fourth Movement, here is one performance:

Speaking of Spotify, here is Rick Wakeman's view of Spotify (he uses a more colorful word):

A wax cylinder containing the oldest recorded country song was discovered in Pennsylvania. The track 'Thompson's Old Gray Mule' was recorded in 1891 and sung by Louis Vasnier, a black man from New Orleans. https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0kcmb16/listen-to-the-earliest-known-country-song-ever-recorded

Speaking of the Velvet Underground, here is what a 5-year old taught a cartoonist about the VU: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-12-27/op-comic-navied-mahdavian-velvet-underground

Gato Barbieri's "Tupac Amaru"

Even if not a fan of the Rolling Stones, I would still thank the band for letting me hear a Sonny Rollins solo while shopping at a grocery store. Yes, sometimes "Waiting for a Friend" is the background music in the grocery store I go to. When I hear the song begin, I stop in some aisle (maybe the aisle with the toothpaste) and wait for the solo.

Herbie Flowers (1938-2024):

A passenger in a plane helped ease the pain of the other passengers when they were stuck waiting on a delayed flight He took out his saxophone and performed a few tunes. Video: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1561769 https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/travel/christmas-songs-plane-atlanta-delta-cec/index.html

Probably the first time I heard Zakir Hussain was in George Harrison's Living in the Material World, maybe 50 years ago. At that time, I had no idea who Zakir Hussain was, but as years went by I became a fan.

Happy to see Alex Acuña remembered on this forum. The Peruvian government has still not given him any recognition. Here he is giving a quick merengue lesson.

"The sitar is quite painful": https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0k6r1mv/explore-anoushka-shankar-s-genre-defying-style

A Robert Fripp guitar solo, starting at around 1:25