Mark Knopfler’s 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard ’Burst, held by an employee of Christie’s auction house. The guitar was sold last week for $876,000.2mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/LesPaul
Happy 71st Birthday, Arturo Sandoval! On November 20, 2013, President Barack Obama presented Sandoval with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Guitar legend Link Wray was finally inducted into The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame5mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ClassicRock
December 25, 1981: Michael Jackson called Paul McCartney to greet him for Christmas and suggested that they write and record together, the final result was 'The Girl Is Mine'. The song went No.2 in the USA and No.8 in the United Kingdom in 1982. Months later they recorded Say, Say Say.4mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
On this month in 1978 THE CARS debut album was released. Changed a lot of lives and set a new direction for rock. It was just what we needed. Tower Records on Sunset Blvd had it in stock!11mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/LosAngeles
May 12, 1963: Bob Dylan rehearses “Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues” on The Ed Sullivan Show. A day later network censors insist the song be changed because of its political content. Dylan refuses to perform.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/bobdylan
CoNjOiNeD cAt aNd HuMaN ShArE SaMe LuNgS, sToMaCH oRgaNs anD dOnG BeTWeeN tHeM bOtH1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/PeopleFuckingDying
Cold Turkey’ has got Ringo and me on it, and yet on half the Beatles’ tracks of ‘Abbey Road,’ I’m not on, or half the tracks on the double album – and even way back. Sometimes there might be only two Beatles on a track. - John (see comments for more)9mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
Lux Interior (n. Erick Lee Purkhiser; Akron, October 21, 1946 – Glendale, February 4, 2009), American singer and founding member of The Cramps from 1972 until his death in 2009, aged 62.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/punk
Photo of Sara and Bob Dylan at Byrdcliff home, Woodstock, NY, by Elliott Landy (1968)1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/bobdylan
Nirvana, the forgotten formation (Chad, Kurt, Jason, Krist). Photo by Ian Tilton1mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Nirvana
Al Di Meola having a proud Dad moment: 7 year old daughter Ava who’s been playing piano for 2 years has some questions for the king of salsa piano Eddie Palmieri — in Puerto Rico.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Richard Starkey and Elsie Graves, parents of Ringo Starr, pictured at his childhood home, 10 Admiral Grove, Liverpool, 16th February 1964. In background, cuddly toys on shelf, presents that fans have sent.2wk ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
Happy Birthday to the immensely talented HARVEY KEITEL who turned 84 years old !1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Tarantino
I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune.... John Lee Hooker4mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/blues
“He sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.” - Miles Davis, speaking of Wynton Marsalis...10mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle at the Industrial Records, Martello Street studio in 1978 with self-built synthesiser and keyboard.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/synthesizers
Miles Davis Starred In An Episode Of ‘Miami Vice’ !!! 🎺 📺 In the season 2 episode of Miami Vice titled Junk Love, Miles Davis plays a character named Ivory Jones, who runs a brothel where Tubbs is working undercover.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Mick Taylor's arrival in '69 reenergized the group and put them back out on the road. The first three albums he contributed to—Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main St. —are regarded as a trilogy of the group’s finest work.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/rollingstones
Legitimate Questions From Pete Best Asking For An Explanation Of Why John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison Fired Him : “If I was such a terrible drummer why did the guys keep me around for two years ?” “Why did they keep me for the recording sessions with Tony Sheridan ?” (see comments)2wk ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
Britt Ekland and Rod Stewart dated from 1975 - 1977. Rod missed his chance to play at Woodstock when the ill fated Jeff Beck Group went down in flames on the eve of the festival.2mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ClassicRock
The band was originally named Mookie Blaylock, after a professional basketball player, but settled on the words pearl and jam separately—the latter reportedly after seeing musician Neil Young in concert and admiring his “jam session” style. - This is Pearl Jam, 1992. Photo by Gie Knaeps.1mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/grunge
Miles and Wynton ..... this photo was taken by Chris Cameron at Expo in Vancouver 1986 . Known as “the incident “ (see comments)2wk ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Tom Jones! Ready to hit the stage in New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival! 🎶🎷🎟️1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ClassicRock
Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Mark Knopfler, David Bowie, Mark King, and Bryan Adams together in London, 19861yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ClassicRock
Grateful Dead - Lindley Meadows in Golden Gate Park came alive on September 28, 1975, as 50,000 people gathered for the Dead’s return to live music after a year-long hiatus.7mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/gratefuldead
Journalist Larry Kane asked Brian Epstein, how long he thought they would last -- he replied: “I’m telling you, Larry, there’s no other band, there will never be a band like them, for all eternity.” They're the best I'm telling you Larry here in 1965 that 2000's kids will be listening to Beatles. 1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
Without Brian, it may have not happened at all So many important components had to come together in synergy to create The Beatles unparrelled success, none more important than Brian Epstein becoming their manager5mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
Working musicians are very rarely purists. The purists are out in the audience kibitzing, not onstage trying to make a living. And Bob was absolutely right to ignore them... - American folk singer, Dave Van Ronk10mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/bobdylan
Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter “I think the blues will always be around. People need it.” - Johnny Winter2mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/blues
Jim Morrison’s Last Show with The Doors at The Warehouse, New Orleans, Dec 12, 1970. photo by David M. Patterson4mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/thedoors
Esperanza Spalding. Great chops, beautiful voice, five Grammys in Jazz instrumentals and Jazz Vocals.3wk ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Hot Knishes Street Cart Vendor on the Lower East Side in 1970. Photo by Paul Weissman.7mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/nyc
I like to play in the deep register. I was never a high-note specialist. My range goes from the bottom of the horn up to around C or D. High D is about it for me ... about two-and-a-half octaves, I think. But in these two-and-a-half octaves, I can say everything I have to say. - Chet Baker9mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Happy Heavenly 100th Birthday, Dexter Gordon! R.I.P. (Feb 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990)1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger playing and singing during a torrential downpour at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Halloween Night, 19813mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/rollingstones
I do not agree that the layman’s opinion is less of a valid judgment of music than that of the professional musician. In fact, I would often rely more on the judgment of a sensitive layman than that of a professional ..... - Bill Evans (1966 documentary) The Universal Mind of Bill Evans10mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
It is evidently known, beyond contradiction, that New Orleans is the cradle of Jazz and I, myself, happened to be the creator in the year 1902. Jelly Roll Morton photo by Hulton-Deutsch Collection, Chicago, 19231yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that. Dizzy Gillespie8mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
“I was a shy kid and I hated my hair because it had waves and curls and all my mates had cool straight hair. All I could think of was trying to straighten it. - Brian May8mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/queen
This band has never had a bad hair day. Whitesnake, 1987. Photo by Neil Zlozower3mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ClassicRock
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/pinkfloyd
A rare photo of Jaco Pastorius jamming with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin in 19851yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ledzeppelin
“I will do a book to be published posthumously. - Jimmy Page (see comments)1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ledzeppelin
Willie Dixon wrote the classic songs 'You Shook Me', 'I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Hoochie Coochie Man', 'I Just Want to Make Love to You' and 'Little Red Rooster'. Dixon was a major influence on The Rolling Stones , Cream, The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin ... and countless others.2mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ClassicRock
If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune. Count Basie1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
Jimi Hendrix - I caught my old lady messing around town - And I gave her the gun, I shot her! (Golden Gate Park June 25, 1967)1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/psychedelicrock
I'd drive my car out toward Malibu, park it on the side of the road, and go down to the beach to practice. I invited Ornette to come with me and we'd play, just the two of us standing in the sand, putting our sound out over the ocean.” Sonny Rollins 2007.3wk ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
The Beatles with Paul's dog, Martha. When you find yourself in the thick of it -Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you -Silly girl5mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
“Starr is vastly underrated. The drum fills on the song “A Day in the Life” are very complex things. You could take a great drummer today and say, ‘I want it like that.’ He wouldn’t know what to do.” – Phil Collins (on Ringo)9mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/ClassicRock
Don't ever do it again - Paul McCartney's letter to Allen Klein and Phil Spector calling for removal of non-Beatle noises on The Long And Winding Road - 19701yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheBeatles
Grace Kelly was named Rising Star – Alto Saxophone in DownBeater's 2016 Critics Poll. Photo by J. Huet.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
A very young Lena Horne “I disconnected myself to shield myself from people who would sway to my songs in the club and call me 'n-word' in the street ” Lena Horne - photo by Carl Van Vechten, 19411yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/Jazz
My life doesn’t revolve around my work. Not even a little bit. I mean, I’ve got millions of fans and I know that and I’m more than happy to go out there and play for them... But that’s not my life. My life is private and personal and completely filled up.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/bobdylan
