Biographical Map of Country Singer Hank Williams

The Short Life of Hank Williams shows some key moments of Hank Williams’ life on an interactive map.

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If you’re interested in Hank Williams then check out A Hank Williams Journal.

Jazzy Christmas: Not “Last Christmas” Again!

Ella Fitzgerald: Sleigh Ride

Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby

Django Reinhardt: Christmas Swing

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra: Midnight Sleigh Ride

Reba McEntire: Hairy Changes Through The Years

See the ever-changing hairstyles of Singer Reba McEntire in this Photo Gallery by The Tennessean. By the way: How come she looks younger today than she looked when she was young?

Plenty of Joe Zawinul’s «Mercy Mercy Mercy»

I can’t get enough of the great Joe Zawinul tune «Mercy Mercy Mercy». So I collected many diverse covers on YouTube.

A big band version by The Birdland Big Band with drummer Tommy Igoe:

A very unusual version by a Polish guitar quintet:

Buddy Rich, live, with funny introduction:

Version by Nils Landgren’s, Swedish trombone player:

Why not listen to the famous version by Cannonball Adderley with Joe Zawinul on keybaords?

Photographer George Hoole – Defining The Look Of British Rock Stars In The Sixties

British Photographer George Hoole (Photo: David Berman)

George Hoole worked as a successful photographer in London in the nineteen-sixties. His promising career was suddenly hampered by a stroke when he was 33.

His pictures defined the look of many British pop and rock musicians like Traffic, The  Animals. Keith Moon an Donovan. His camera also showed interest in the British  flower power scene.

But Hoole didn’t only take pictures in the word of show business. He also photographed people who didn’t live on the sunny side of the street.

David Berman produced a wonderful and touching portrait of George Hoole (length: 4 min 31 sec) that includes many great photos from the nineteen-sixties.