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What's Goin' On - then and now
/Here’s Marvin Gaye in 1972.
Including a rare glimpse of bassist James Jamerson who created many famous Mowtown bass lines (see next post).
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And here it is…half a century later
James Jamerson - Heard It Through the Grapevine - couldn't resist republishing
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In 2020, Rolling Stone, ranked him - “the number one greatest bassist of all time”
Played on twenty three Billboard Hot 100 Number One hits and fifty six R&B number one hits
Listen to this isolated version of his bass track along with Gladys Knight’s extraordinary vocal.
This is hard enough to play on guitar, let alone a large Fender Precision Bass - with one finger
This is just one instrument and one voice. When the other tracks are revealed, the musicians are just playing straight up.
If you don’t get up and dance…you have to stay after school.
"Grandpa what are Beetles?"
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George Martin’s son Giles released this never before seen video of his father’s explanation of his first Beatle siting.
He had an extraordinary hand in their success. In the recent movie Get Back, you can see them whip into shape as his presence becomes more prominent.
In his album “In My Life” , his genius is evident in his choice of who sings the title track.
On the original recording, he played the middle eight on the piano, then doubled the playback speed. This raised pitch an octave and gave a harpsichord sound as Lennon had asked for something in the Baroque style. But, he had to play it exactly at half speed to produce final tempo !
He signed them, after they were turned down by all the major record labels.
They are very lucky they met him. (I met him once too-very gracious and unassuming)
Tommy Emmanuel - in case you missed him in Portland
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He was inspired by Chet Atkins style - here’s how he took it a little further
Dropped Calls - aargh what a pain
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Tiny Habits
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A reader sent in about Boston’s Berklee student group - Tiny Habits.
The arrangement is one thing but the performance is amazing !
If they weren’t all singing into the same microphone, this would be hard to believe.
Streisand - "Let's Go Home Now"
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In November 1962, 20 year old Barbara Streisand sang Cry Me A River. One microphone. One take.
At the end you can hear someone say….. “let’s go home now”.
Taylor Swift's smashing new album
/She’s breaking all kinds of records.
Cybercrime - don't click that link !
/Here’s some good security advice from Microsoft
Another kind of music
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Automation
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Robots are becoming more and more able to think and do.
A little sunshine
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A reader sent in SYML’s beautiful interpretation of a song we need to hear, every once in awhile.
Delete bad apps from your iPhone
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Macworld has been around forever.
You should probably check this out and - get rid of apps you don’t use - you can always get them again.
Mac Maps- guides
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When you take a trip, you can store multiple places - in a guide.
Then easily retrieve and manage, during the trip.
And you can share the Guide with another Maps user, who then has the same access.
Or email a PDF to tell a friend where you’re going or where you’ve been
Best kind of music
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Happened across this Vermont band.
Bunch of friends !
USB What ??
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C on the left, A on the right
The USB A is what we have all known for years.
But USB C is migrating in.
And don’t forget Lightning (your iPhone connector)
So, it can all be pretty confusing.
Adapters are one easy way to update your cords - but, they can cost more than a cord and some aren’t certified to work !
This guide shows the many different cables that lurk in your digital world.
Bruce Springsteen - two very different versions
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A reader sent in this interesting comparison of Bruce Springsteen performing If I Should Fall Behind
iOS 16 is here for your iPhone
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Lots of new features