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Kilborn Alley Blues Band
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Started as 18 year olds playing Chicago electric blues, 25 years later your musical friends.


BMA nominations '07, '08, '11; BLUES BLAST Awards '09, '10; addnl BLUES BLAST nominations '08, '09, '10, '12, '17 (2), '22; BLUES CRITICS READERS runnerup '08.
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Grateful Dead w Branford Marsalis - Bird Song (live '90)

#AuralVisualConnection
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#GratefulDead
#JazzSky
#BranfordMarsalis

This song is about Janis.

"All I know is something like a bird within her sang"

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December 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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It took me about 15 months to type the history of the R&B charts into a spreadsheet so that I could organize by the date the song entered the charts.

3126 of 22,828

The Ramsey Lewis Trio
"The "In" Crowd"
August 21, 1965

#musicsky

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1965 HITS ARCHIVE: The “In” Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio (mono 45 single version)
YouTube video by The45Prof
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December 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Story Of Sonny Boy Williamson

youtu.be/exs9w81h7Ak?...

From his 1963 album Portraits In Blues Vol. 4
Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Story of Sonny Boy Williamson
YouTube video by diggingtreasures
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December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Complete this statement: "When I listen to Anita Baker's 'Rapture' (1986), I feel __________." | Rediscover the album here: album.ink/ABrapture
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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youtube.com/watch?v=q811... Johnny Copeland It's my own tears
It's My Own Tears
YouTube video by Johnny Copeland - Topic
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December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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DEC 4
Ron sings "Marshmallow World" RS
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RON SINGS "MARSHMALLOW WORLD" WRITTEN BY CARL SIGMAN AND PETER DE ROSE
YouTube video by Rawnboy
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December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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New entry added: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, a 1964 novel by Tristram Coffin about an Arkansas congressman of the civil rights era. Kirkus Reviews described it as a “damp and blowsy novel” that “could have been hilarious satire if pushed a bit further.” encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/mine...
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, subtitled A Novel of the New American Revolution, by Tristram Coffin was published by the Macmillan Company of New York in ...
encyclopediaofarkansas.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Possible birthdate* (Dec. 5, 1912) of blues great Sonny Boy Williamson.
Died 1965 at Helena, Ark.
*several dates have been suggested going back to 1890s.

Pictured: Items from my home shrine.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Freezing’ Friday in #Nashville , I found this old hoodie and this chain Lil’ Wayne must of left and I figured, why not it’s freaky Friday. 🤣🤣🤣
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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"Good Golly, Miss Molly" by Little Richard, #BOTD.

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Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly
YouTube video by OldNick
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December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Miller) was born on 5 December 1912.

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SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON W/ BUDDY GUY - ONE WAY OUT - 1963
YouTube video by rudge1982
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December 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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40 North's ACE Awards recognize the people actively doing it — right now, in real time, refusing to wait for permission or perfect conditions.
ACE Awards proved C-U's arts scene runs on live current - Arts
Snow piled high along the edges of the City Center parking lot on Tuesday night, the leftovers from two heavy snow days that shut down most of Champaign-Urbana. People navigated the icy ruts, slammed ...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Austin encourages you to gain your own deeper understanding of No Below Editions’ philosophy and practice by heading to Bloomington-Normal for Phlegmphest next weekend.
Phlegmphest is an all-ages space for artistic collaboration - Music
I recently got a chance to speak with musicians Stefen Robinson and Eddie Breitweiser and visual artist Matt Erickson, three of the founding members of Bloomington-Normal’s No Below Editions collectiv...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Nuzzi fired makes bosses look good; Kennedy fired makes bosses look bad. Discrepancy resolved.
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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"Bring It On Home" by Sonny Boy Williamson II, #BOTD.

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Sonny Boy Williamson - Bring It On Home 1963 (STEREO)
YouTube video by Rhythm & Blues
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December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Little Richard’s birthday:
Two albums, one from 1963 features a few songs by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
The other (at right) is Richard’s second album (1958).
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tonight, Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride at Winston's Old Bank, Sidney, Illinois-- 7.30-10p

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Andrew Duncanson & Take a Ride Naw Naw Naw Rose Bowl-Urbana, IL 01 04 25
YouTube video by Andrew Duncanson & Take A Ride
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December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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