Each one is someone just like me and just as passionate about their particular genre of music. In fact, some of them put me to shame. There are those who post 3 or 4 times a day. I prefer to stick to a one-a-day schedule, but that’s because, generally speaking, not much changes from day to day in the jazz and blues world.

Well, one of my fellow bloggers is having a contest and it is a very cool contest and I hope you don’t mind if I diverge from talking about Sad Salamanders and Miles Davis and point you to it. You only have until May 25th to enter and you can win a $25 iTunes Gift Card.

Click right HERE for the contest along with the rules and the place to enter. The blog is called “Crooner Culture.” Hey, folks, it’s $25 and as much music as you can download for that amount.

Perhaps one of these days I will manag to get my stuff together enough to have a contest or giveaway of my own. I probably should make sure I know the proper rules for giving away stuff and then find some cool prizes first. I doubt an empty can of peaches or a used nail clipper would really appeal to anyone.

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It’s been a great experience writing for them and the music channel has grown by leaps and bounds.  I am looking forward to a lot more growth and exciting things to come.  Below are some links to those other channels and some key articles and blog entries for each of them.  Click them, read them, and enjoy them.

• 52Bands featured the Barenaked Ladies band.
• Austin Sound Check already has the SXSW 2009 Dates.
• Big Apple Music Scene has a list of her favorite CD store in NYC.
• Brit Music Scene begs for BoyZone to give up.
• Christian Music Fan reviewed David Pettigrew “Every Minute Miracles”.
• Concord Crazy delved onto
• Country Music Stop tells us about the Country Music’s 3 Muskeeters.
• Crooner Culture is not sure whether to believe or not that Marilyn Monroe has a sex tape.
• Ear Sucker is starting to get really sick of Mariah Carey.
• Hip Hop Roll confirms that it’s really hard out there for a pimp.
• Hippie Sounds posts her favorite hippie video of the week. I
• ndustrial Addiction is not surprised at Marilyn Manson’s sex change.
• check out my own article at Jazz and Blues Lounge teaches you how to create your basic jazz library.  
• Killed By The Video Star is not impressed with John Mayer.
• Metal Martyr gives you major tips before getting your tattoo.
• New Age Vibe posts an interview with Steven Halpern.
• News In Punk has the track list from the Offspring new album.
• Our Digital Music shares the news on MSN Download shut down.
• Oz Music Scene gives Wyclef Jean a pat in back for setting a journalist straight during MTV Australia Awards.
• Pop Music Scene jumped on the Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair pictures bandwagon.
• Rumors In Music says there might be a Metallica online album.
• She Plays Music lists the Top 10 Bad Girls Of Music.
• The Beatles Invasion takes a look at the bitter rivalry between John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
• The Good Musician has 10 tips to power up your rehearsal techniques.
• The Production Side has the FYI on Lollapalooza.
• The Rock Dose has the Bob Dylan ‘Hard Rain’ video.
• The Rock Relic says it’s time to ROCK again.
• Toronto Unplugged reviews the Colin Meloy concert at the Phoenix.
• And just in case you missed it, here’s the ‘Soundtrack of The Day’ list from the music channel bloggers.

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I have a vision for this blog.  I imagine it being a place where those who love jazz and blues (but mostly jazz, as you may have noticed) can come and find out what’s going on in the music world that we all enjoy.  But I do hope that people who don’t know a thing about this music, either kinds, may stop by to look and read and maybe it will open a few doors.

There is a lot of modern jazz that follows the old traditions.  Too much of the new jazz and “smooth jazz” is just not for me.  I fell in love with the traditional jazz.  It is the history of the music that I love.  I am a history buff, so I love learning where things come from and how that affects where things are going.

So, I enjoy writing the articles about the “masters” of jazz.  I like to think that those new to the music will also find it interesting and that may lead to them expanding their horizons, and at least lead to some new downloads.

So, I do hope you enjoy this blog.  I hope that if you have loved jazz but never gave much thought to Louis Armstrong, you may be tempted to listen to some of his music, or take Chip’s suggestion and download his album recorded with Ella Fitzgerald.

I don’t think one man can cover all of jazz and blues.  There are too many roads to go down.  For example, I have never been a big fan of jazz vocalists, but I know people who would rather listen to nothing else.

I want this blog to be yours as much as mine.  I may do the writing, but I do hope you will tell me what you want me to write about.  Is there an artist you have a question about?  Ask me, and I will try to find it.  Is there a kind of music or artist you think deserves more press or coverage?  Let me know, and I will try to turn other people on to it.

So, anyway, that’s my thought tonight.  I hope you comment and I also hope you keep reading.

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