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not my style, but AMAZING all the same...

This beautiful, smart woman has a very complex spirit that emanates her understanding through song. I likes her tres beaucoup.

Happy Birthday SUN RA!

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I only discovered this amazing musician's music a few years ago and have delighted in learning more and more about his very strange life and ways. He spent a lot of time in Oakland and Berkeley, which makes total sense. Anyway, I may beef up this posting with various sundry articles and links during the day. If you get a chance, read more about him. Sun Ra (Born Herman Poole Blount ; legal name Le Sony'r Ra [1] ; born May 22 , 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama , died May 30 , 1993 in Birmingham, Alabama ) was an innovative jazz composer , bandleader , piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher who came to be known as much for his "cosmic philosophy " as for his musical compositions and performances. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra ( Ra being the ancient Egyptian god of the Sun ). Claiming that he was of the " Angel Race " and not from Earth , but from Saturn , Ra developed a complicated persona of "cos...

Happy Birthday, BRIAN ENO!!!

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Brian Eno has influenced my taste in music and my appreciation of art I think more than any other living musician has. He is a living legend whose influence on the advancement of modern music and art is unheralded. Please join me in rejoicing that two people fell in love and gave life to this magnificent renaissance man! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_eno More images of Brian Eno... Brian's discography ... and be sure to check out the videos that I have posted in the sidebar!!!