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10 Facts for Louis Armstrong’s Birthday

August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 0 Comments jazz, music

(via mental_floss) If the “father of jazz” were still around, he’d be 115 years old today. With his infectious smile

(via Neatorama) Ludwig van Beethoven was often mistaken for a vagrant. With wads of yellow cotton stuffed in his ears,

(via mental_floss) On December 1, 1930, a pianist named Kaikhosru Sorabji took to the stage at Glasgow’s Stevenson Hall to

(via YouTube) Richie Moriarty does 14 different celebrity impressions while singing “Alexander Hamilton” from Hamilton: An American Musical.

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(via Great Big Story) Cassette tapes are having a comeback. National Audio Company—the last cassette factory in the U.S.—is ready

May 26, 2016May 25, 2016 0 Comments music, unique

(via Great Big Story) Margaret Leng Tan graduated with a doctorate from the Juilliard School and is a toy piano

Drumming juggler or juggling drummer… either way, this street performer has skill, rhythm and style.

In the early 1970s, two members of New York rock band Wicked Lester, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, struck out

April 22, 2016 0 Comments music, prince, superbowl

(via digg) Prince’s performance of “Purple Rain” will go down as one of the most historic half-time performances ever, but

The first time a rock star broke a guitar on stage, it was an accident. The Who’s Pete Townshend cracked

Opera singer Cristina Ramos auditions for Spain’s Got Talent competition. The judges and audience think it’s going to go one