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In preparing for the Veterans Day edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion, I wanted to air one of the most popular songs of the WW II period to salute our veterans: \“The St. Louis Blues March.\” But I also wanted to make sure you heard what the original version of the \“St. Louis Blues\”sounded like. So we aired a 1922 version, with W. C. Handy himself playing the cornet. Today, we are going to air a version of the same arrangement made with modern recording equipment and contemporary musicians by the W. C. Handy Beale Street Reenactment Band of Memphis. And yes, the 1922 arrangement ...

Films now available include first sound picture and first Oscar winner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023.

From the blog of Leonard Grunstein at Jewish Standard

A staple of the 1960s pop scene with songs such as Diane and I Believe, in 1964 they were outsold in Britain only by The Beatles