What kind of music you hear while you trade?

A piece of history...

Rita Hayworth could dance.

And I’ll check out if Fred can dance too, at the next watch (maybe).

I’ve seen this same clip done to Elvis’ Bossa Nova, but the Jackie Wilson overdub makes this pure magic.



1942. Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth





And break dancing started from the 1930’s at least – believe it or not
(music overdubbed of course lol)

Starts around 1:45min

So today is the birthday of Rick Davies, vocalist and keyboardist with Supertramp, who had the 1979 UK No.7 and US No.6 single with 'The Logical Song' and the 1979 US No.1 and UK No.3 album Breakfast In America. Davies is the only member of Supertramp to have been with the group for their entire history, and has composed many of their most well-known songs, including 'Goodbye Stranger', and 'Bloody Well Right'.

A birthday call is also for Don Henley, singer, songwriter, and drummer with the Eagles, who had the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. The Eagles 'Greatest Hits 1971-1975' is the second biggest selling album in the world with sales over 30m. Henley had the 1985 solo US No.5 & UK No.12 single 'The Boys of Summer'.

Awesome dancing from Rita! Fred too, but (imo) she looks so much more natural than he does......

Daniel Lanois - Still water


Daniel Lanois - The Source of Fisherman's Daughter

Brian Eno - Silver Morning (Remastered 2005)


Brian Eno - Deep Blue Day (Remastered 2005)

East meets West – some nice music on this album “Meeting By The River”


[Driving home from work, back in the 90’s, some days negotiating the “carpark” traffic jams along the way, this song track often kept me sane, caught in amongst the other driver’s.]


The Mohan Veena is a guitar instrument Bhatt developed for himself, and is played with a metal slide moving across steel rods along the neck.

It was described as a hybrid between a guitar and a Vichitra Veena (both shown in the images below).



Ry Cooder Acoustic & Bottleneck Slide on the album
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Mohan Veena (Slide)


1993. Cooder & Bhatt - Isa Lei

Very interesting. Music is as broad as the imagination!!

I was never really a Metallica fan, but I always hit the volume whenever I hear this....it's great!!

Remember Mungo Jerry?

An interesting interview here with Jeff Lynne speaking about The Traveling Wilburys

Play it aloud. It's a beautiful Chaconne.

This lovely girl received the name of Chaconne... fantastic! I imagine her parents... oh good heaven!
The piece she's playing is the most difficult piece ever written for violin!
On guitar is simply impossibile.

The second most famous Chaconne in history of music after that written by Bach.