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Song of the Day: It Had to Be You, music by Isham Jones, lyrics by Gus Kahn, was first released in 1924 and since become one of the classic standards of the Great American Songbook. First up in our August birthdays is Tony Bennett (no relation to Cody), born on…

Today marks two anniversaries relevant to the history of the jazz guitar. Earlier today, I posted a remembrance of trailblazing guitarist Charlie Christian on the anniversary of his 1916 birth. This date also marks the anniversary of the passing of jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne, who died at the age of…

Song of the Day: Honeysuckle Rose, music by Fats Waller, lyrics by Andy Razaf, was introduced in a 1929 Off-Broadway revue, “Load of Coal.” Waller’s 1934 recording of this song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Today, the featured rendition is by the Benny Goodman Sextet, with Benny…

Song of the Day: Feels So Good [YouTube link], composed by Chuck Mangione, is the title track to the artist’s 1977 album. An edit of this instrumental went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to #1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 1978. But the album version remains…

Song of the Day: Paranoid features the words and music of Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Ozzy Osbourne, the musicians of Black Sabbath. This 1970 iconic heavy metal track was the title song of the group’s second studio album. Yesterday, Black Sabbath’s lead singer Ozzy Osbourne died at…