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Posted on August 4, 2018by Don

Tune of the day #284 June 25, 2026
William Henry Joseph Berthol Bonaparte Bertholf Smith, better known as Willie “The Lion” Smith, was, along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller, one of the developers of the “stride” piano. He was part Jewish, and later in his life he was a Hebrew cantor for a Harlem Black Jewish congregation.
Tune of the day #283 June 24, 2026
Eccentric prog rock from Quebec in 1975. At various times in their music I can hear influences from fusion, Gentle Giant and the Canterbury school, but they don’t fit neatly into any single category.
Tune of the day #282 June 23, 2026
There’s no escape from “Smoke on the Water,” so we might as well get it over with. Here’s Red Foley’s take.

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