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Showing posts with label Miles Davis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miles Davis. Show all posts

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Miles Davis: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2006




Miles Davis is the greatest jazz man of the 20th century and one of the most influential artists of all time. He led the development of several jazz schools including be bop, cool jazz, and jazz fusion. His work has been widely sampled by hip hop artists. He died in 1991.


Someday My Prince Will Come: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBq87dbKyHQ



Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Bill Graham: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/bill-graham/bio/

According to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame’s website, “Concert promoter and artist manager Bill Graham forever changed the way rock and roll is presented.” He brought order to chaos in San Francisco’s music scene in the mid-to-late sixties at places such as the Fillmore.

He booked and promoted acts such as Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and Big Brother and Holding Company. Later, he’d mix genres and book Miles Davis with Neil Young. He tried to avoid the splintering of popular music which became prevalent in the late 70s. In 1985, he helped organize Live Aid.

He died in a helicopter crash in 1991.