Ten Songs For My Mother
Sean MurphyHappy birthday, mama. Stevie Wonder, "You are the Sunshine of my Life": John Coltrane, "Naima": Booker Little, "Strength and Sanity": Janis Ian, "Tea and Sympathy": Abdullah Ibrahim, "Water…
Happy Birthday, Sesame Street
Sesame Street turns 40! Wow. USA Today has a nice piece celebrating the show. I could (and probably should) spend all day looking at old clips. Here are a handful that…
Stevie Wonder + Sesame Street = The ’70s
Okay. It's cool enough that the great Stevie Wonder appeared on Sesame Street. That he played "Superstition" is beyond cool. That he--and his full band--played an extended, scorching version of…