One of the best parts of Apple’s Classical App is the Story of Classical series. It takes a unique angle as every episode links together the lives of those musicians that overlapped from one era to the next and so stays away from some of the more rote stories. I found the series refreshing and I was introduced to new artists that I now love. Particularly from the modern and contemporary eras. #classicalmusic #apple #musichistory

The great Otis Redding was born on this day September 9, 1941. In 1967, he performed with many other acts in a momentous music festival that would shape future music festivals. It was stated by many, that his amazing performance at the festival had the loudest crowd reaction by far. Sadly, only a few months later he would die in a plane crash.

Can you guess where this music festival took place?

https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=150&type=q

#OtisRedding #MusicHistory #education #Soul #Music #history #geography

40 years ago this week, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" by #Eurythmics reached the top spot, replacing "Every Breath You Take" by #ThePolice after 8 weeks. https://youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

It's too busy to make sense of it with all the data "shown" but by turning some of it off you can see what the points of reference were for those guys in New York and Philadelphia in the 1910s-20s who had been from this region of Southeastern Europe of the late 19th century. Some people had a very "local" mentality whereas others looked very far to the east or north from their birthplace for their musical references.
#klezmer #MusicHistory

One of my latest efforts 😏 I got the idea from a friend Gabe who made a map of Russian Empire #klezmer stuff from the An-Sky expedition, so playing around with Felt (a new mapping site someone on here suggested) I came up with this map of the birthplaces of American klezmer recording artists of the golden age and what place names they used in their recordings.
https://felt.com/map/The-Geography-of-Classic-American-Klezmer-JOCpPQeXS7m9A7wyuPWgLaD?loc=45.777,27.677,8.05z&share=1
#JewishHistory #RussianEmpire #Ukraine #JewishMusic #MusicHistory

40 years ago this week, "Big Log" by #RobertPlant entered the #Top40 at 34. It peaked at 20 on 15 Oct 1983. https://youtube.com/watch?v=FxSsol3Zd7k #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

40 years ago this week, "The Safety Dance" by #MenWithoutHats entered the #Top10 at 6. It peaked at 3 on 10 Sep 1983. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

Browsing old #newspapers in the #BritishNewspaperArchive and finding a very intriguing J.G. Yung #accordion performer and piano etc tuner popping up frequently in the #ScottishBorders in the latter half of the 19th century (1850s onwards). A bit of genealogical digging finds he was born in #Darmstadt, #Germany, and died in #Hawick in 1903. I may well pull together the various references into a more scholarly article. #squeezebox #Scotland #music #MusicHistory #HistoryOfMusic #Genealogy #BNA

40 years ago this week, "China Girl" by #DavidBowie entered the #Top10 and peaked at 10. The video holds up about as badly as I expected. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YC3sTbAPcU #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

40 years ago this week, "Just Be Good To Me" by #TheSOSBand entered the #Top100 at 90. It peaked at 55 on 08 Oct 1983. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rhbvUiYROpM #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

Today I have another #playlist for you. This time to introduce the music of the Early #Romantic period in #MusicHistory. #EarlyRomanticMusic #RomanticMusic

https://getkidsintomusic.com/2021/05/18/an-introduction-to-early-romantic-music-a-playlist/

In the spirit of a new academic year having just started or about to start, here is a #playlist to introduce #music from the Classical Period in #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #ClassicalWithABigC

https://getkidsintomusic.com/2021/05/17/an-introduction-to-classical-music-playlist/

There is a new documentary on #WayneShorter, but I will not be seeing it as it is on Amazon. I severed all ties with #Amazon some time ago. Helping the rich get richer does nothing to curb the extremes of #capitalism. The Wayne Shorter documentary was produced by Brad Pitt of all people. So, it is not even as though #jazz historians were complete in control here. Watching this #documentary just helps the rich get richer. I recommend not seeing it. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/28/wayne-shorter-saxophone-zero-gravity-amazon @jazz #MusicHistory

The Explosive Story Of The Breeders & Last Splash

https://youtu.be/ZqEF07VVYH8?si=P57o4EyFX4m6Ofgz

#TheBreeders #Music #MusicHistory

40 years ago this week, "Hang On Now" by #Kajagoogoo entered the #Top100 at 85. It peaked at 78 on 10 Sep 1983. I guess they struggled to follow "Too Shy". The animated video is a cute precursor to "Take On Me". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Ul78H289s #1980s #musichistory #musicvideo

@mhoye

Pay attention to the WHERE right next to the WHEN, things get more interesting. You can mark those historical moments by eras where music has been confined to a small region and then suddenly broke out of it. Brooklyn and hip hop. The UK brought American rhythm and blues back to us in the form of the English Invasion. That 90s sound was all marked by the West Coast, mainly Seattle. Disco made a huge comeback in the 2010s and hardly anyone even noticed. Gaga did it.

#MusicHistory

anyone working on 18thc ballads from New England? hitting lots of dead ends in various searches... email if it's easier - thanks! mdockray@lesley.edu #MusicHistory

@OldBumpy

One of Don Williams last live concerts before he passed away at the age 78 of emphysema

He performs some of his greatest hits.

#Music #MusicHistory #MusicVideo #70s #Seventies
#DonWilliams

:youtube: Don Williams - Live In Ireland (2016) (56 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k3OAInrXnY

Bob Moog: Inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Died #otd August 21, 2005

Bob Moog: Inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Died #otd August 21, 2005 His instruments shaped electronic music. #BobMoog #MoogSynthesizer #ElectronicMusic #Innovation #MusicHistory Bob Moog, born Robert Arthur Moog, was an American engineer and pioneer in the field of electronic music. He was born on May 23, 1934, in New York City, and he passed away on August 21, 2005, in Asheville, North Carolina.

https://ourmindonmusic.wordpress.com/2023/08/21/bob-moog-inventor-of-the-moog-synthesizer-died-otd-august-21-2005/

Certainly a niche scholarly topic about #klezmer but the Klezmer Institute put up a page about the project I've been working on a bit this year. It's still basically in the exploratory stage but it's aiming to develop an informed framework to try and publish some of the #JewishMusic found in the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.
https://klezmerinstitute.org/kiselgof-makonovetsky-scholarly-editions/
#MusicScholarship #MusicHistory #MusicManuscripts #Yiddish