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Brian Eno Reflects on David Bowie, Says Last E-Mail Was "Saying Goodbye"

With news of David Bowie's death dominating headlines, many artists posted their own thoughts and feelings on the passing of the legendary musician. Of the musical elite is Brian Eno, a longtime Bowie collaborator, who reflects on his peer and friend and says he has realized their last corrspondance was Bowie "saying goodbye."
By Ian Holubiak

  • Sidelined by a Brain Aneurysm, Joni Mitchell's Legacy Shines Brighter Than Ever

    As Joni Mitchell--the delicate blonde Canadian folk singer who penned the song theme "Woodstock" for the 1969 gathering that rocked an entire culture--continues to recover and work her way back to full health, her legacy continues to unfold. Both in her own recordings and those of the numerous musicians throughout the decades she has inspired and influence, the latest tribute comes from R&B singer Chaka Khan, who has announced a tribute album to Mitchell.
    By Thomas Swan

  • BLOGARRHEA: In 'Playboy Swings' by Patty Farmer (Beaufort Books) Hugh Hefner is a Jazz Hero

    There's a story in the new book, 'Playboy Swings: How Hugh Hefner and Playboy Changed the Face of Music,' (Beaufort Books) by Patty Farmer from 1963: The New York City Playboy club had just opened. Tony Bennett would go there almost every night and, invariably, he'd bring his famous friends with him including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Sammy Davis, Jr. Bunny Teddy was working the night Sinatra showed up...
    By Mike Greenblatt