GA Russell

I wound up getting Ellington at Newport.

I remember this from Jerry Wexler's obituary: Wexler worked for Billboard Magazine, I guess it was ca. 1950. The black records chart was called "Race Records". The editor felt that that was inappropriate, and told Wexler to come up with a new name. The popular non-blues black music was often called "rhythm" music, so he called the chart "Rhythm & Blues", meaning that the one chart actually included two types of music. Over time, rhythm music came to be called rhythm & blues because of the chart. MG, I suspect that you are making a mistake by thinking that a record's presence on the rhythm & blues chart would indicate that it was not considered to be a blues record. I think that all blues records were included on that chart at that time.

Today's game was something rare, an afternoon pre-season game. Toronto Argonauts 25....Montreal Alouettes 20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/argos-rally-to-preseason-win-over-alouettes/article4350560/ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398738

I've been out of touch for fifteen years, but it seemed to me in the 90s that all of the current blues people were musically rock people marketed as blues to distinguish them from the hair bands and other types the youngsters were calling rock at the time. For example, a favorite of mine was Kenny Neal. I went to the '90 and '91 New Orleans Jazzfests, and the blues stage was occupied by bands who were very rockish.

Anybody else remember Dan Dorfman, the columnist who made frequent television appearances touting stocks? He has passed away at age 80. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dan-dorfman-20120619,0,5305034.story

Jim, I remember Summer Samba and Mas Que Nada well of course (I had them both!), but I had no idea they were ever on anybody's top ten list. Thanks!

Happy Birthday 2012 Adam!

My order of a sheet of the Miles stamp arrived today. Very attractive. I may put it in a frame.

Thanks MG! I remember the r&b chart, and the c&w chart as well, if I'm not mistaken. I just don't remember an adult mainstream chart.

It's late in the day, but Happy Birthday Delightfulee!

Here's a simple question: Didn't Billboard have a chart in the 60s for radio stations that catered to adults? If so, what was it called? I would like to google it and see some examples. All I remember is the Hot 100 chart which reflected the rock and soul Top 40 stations. Surely Steve & Eydie must have had a chart of their own, but I don't remember it.

The Als have cut Mark Restelli. You may recall that the Als signed the former Esk as a free agent a few months ago. No link yet.

Ricky Santos was cut by the Als last week, and joins the Argos today. Remember, Argos new coach Scott Milanovich coached for the Als the past few years. No link yet.

Calgary Stampeders 20....Edmonton Eskimos 17 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398496 Canadian QB Brad Sinopoli led the Stamps to victory. Rob Maver kicked a field goal on the last play of the game to win it.

Dave, isn't a PS3 a lot more expensive than a Blu-Ray player? What else did you get it for?

You may want to bookmark this post. Here again is the link to the 2012 schedule. http://cfl.ca/schedu...012/time_zone/0 ***** I have verified that the radio broadcast partners of all eight teams will remain the same as last year. The radio broadcasts of all of the games are carried on the internet for free. Look for the "Listen Live" button on each site. You will need to first download (for free) Windows Media Player in order to listen. Here are the URLs of each website. Montreal Alouettes http://tunein.com/ra...JAD-800-s31204/ Toronto Argonauts http://www.tsn.ca/Toronto/ Hamilton Tiger-Cats http://www.900chml.com/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers http://player.cjob.com/ Saskatchewan Roughriders http://www.620ckrm.com/listenlive.php Calgary Stampeders http://tunein.com/radio/AM-770-s31172/ Edmonton Eskimos http://player.630ched.com/ British Columbia Lions http://tunein.com/ra...am-1410-s31148/ ***** All of the league's television broadcasts are carried on cable network TSN. I believe that TSN puts its broadcasts on their website live, but only for residents of Canada. Immediately upon the completion of the game, the broadcast is put onto its website for viewing by those outside Canada. Here is the link to TSN's library of games played: http://watch.tsn.ca/cfl-games-on-demand/#clip707716 ***** The TSN link wasn't working, so I have today June 23 replaced it with one that is.

Update: The Als also released Etienne Boulay today. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398473

The Als released Diamond Ferri today. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398465

The Bombers announced today that construction of their new stadium will not be completed this year, and that they will have to play the entire season at Canad Inns Stadium. This is not a big surprise to the skeptical. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/blue-bombers-forced-to-delay-stadium-move-until-2013-season/article4267269/ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398451

Is Life It'self a grocer's apostrophe?

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22....Montreal Alouettes 10 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398419 Neither Calvillo nor Buck Pierce played.

British Columbia Lions 44....Saskatchewan Roughriders 10 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398351 ***** The opponents of the proposed Ottawa stadium have given up the fight, so this means that construction will begin, setting the stage for Ottawa to return to the league. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398370

Guys, you can order the Miles stamp here: https://store.usps.com/store/browse/uspsProductDetailMultiSkuDropDown.jsp?productId=S_469540&categoryId=subcatS_S_Sheets&categoryNavIds=&_requestid=1229289

And so the pre-season starts tonight. In the CFL, the pre-season games are for looking at the rookies, to see who will make the team. The veterans don't play very much. The league has four rookie head coaches this year (out of only eight teams!), and all four made their debut tonight. ***** Toronto Argonauts 29....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/argos-running-back-boyd-scores-2-tds-in-pre-season-win-over-ticats/article4258112/ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398337

Thanks a lot, jazztrain! I have or had Blue Groove (if that's the cd with Teddy Edwards), After Hours and Spicy, so maybe I am thinking about After Hours, a PJ date.