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- Remembering Blind Willie Johnson, born 128 years ago this week in Pendleton, Texas. Here he is performing "John the Revelator" with Willie B. Richardson on accompanying vocal in 1930.
- Remembering Django Reinhardt, born on this day in 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium. Here he is with violinist Stéphane Grappelli and their band the Quintette du Hot Club de France performing "J'Attendrai" in 1938.
- Remembering Françoise Hardy, born on this day in 1944 in Paris, France. Here is her video for "Comment te Dire Adieu" from 1968.
- Happy birthday to Barbara Lynn, born on this day in 1942 in Beaumont, Texas. Here she is performing “What’d I Say” in 1966.
- Remembering Don Van Vliet, born on this day in 1941 in Glendale, California. Here he is leading Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band in a performance of "Electricity" on the beach in Cannes, France on January 27, 1968.
- A gamelan performance in Bali in 2023.
- Remembering Caterina Valente, born on this day in 1931 in Paris, France. Here she is performing “Moon River” in the early 1960s.
- Remembering Allen Toussaint, born on this day in 1938 in New Orleans. Here he is playing and explaining the origin of his song “Southern Nights” in 1982.
