This video is dedicated to anyone who loves technology, especially their MacBook, iPhone and iPod. And it is for the people who have been hurt by the hatred and anger of the Westboro Church people. This is for all of the military families, the musicians, my neighbors in Joplin and many others who have put [...]
Negro Mountain My mom and I recently went on a trip to Washington D.C. It was an 18 hour drive there and back. As my mom was driving through Pennsylvania to D.C. we both saw a sign called, “Negro Mountain”. In about less than ten seconds our minds were just spinning around. Why was a [...]
“Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” –Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois, on May 25, 1926. There were also two other children, an older sister and a younger brother. In 1928 the family moved to St. Louis, Illinois, where Davis’s father became a successful oral surgeon. At the [...]
“During the years I was with Andy Kirk we starved almost. I remember not eating for practically a month several times. But we were very, very happy because the music was so interesting, and you forgot to eat, anyway.” –Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams was born on May 10, 1910, in Atlanta, Georgia, as [...]
