Music

Once America’s favorite rock n roll band they’re now celebrating 60 years of music 🎶 with a new release of their biggest hit 🎼 songs.

You can take the man out of Harvard, but you can never take Harvard University out of this graduate, especially Rubén Blades.

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna will receive the prestigious Arts Medal. The Grammy-winning singer, composer, actor, and one-time Panamanian presidential candidate will be honored at Harvard University.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/02/ruben-blades-to-receive-…

Today is 4/20 and the day stoners, everywhere on earth celebrate their favorite herb. They call it Mary Jane or Maria Juana.

It was nearly twenty years ago this day that it was considered an evil weed, but over time and in the past decade, nearly 20 states across the USA plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for recreational use.

4/20 is a date that both marijuana smokers and non-smokers recognize as a national holiday for cannabis culture. Yet few actually know how the date got chosen.

Louisiana-born pianist and singer popular for his eclectic crossover music that juxtaposes jazz, soul, pop, gospel, and R&B now on top.

A Grammy Award GRAMMY was originally called Gramophone Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest.

I’ve been involved in digital media as long as it has been around. I’ve seen many words and phrases become popular, then wearing out. Terms, like new media, convergence, multimedia, and cutting edge.

Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", or ARETHA. 

She rated ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world’s best-selling music artists
On this Day we're celebrating the Queen of Soul, @ArethaFranklin, on what would have been her 80th birthday ❤️

According to the Music Heritage Center  #BMHC which presents "Bronx Music" these are musical genres significant to The Bronx.

They list the following hip hop, salsa though salsa wasn't born in the BX it has become synonymous with it and urban bachata think Romeo Santos.

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, author, screenwriter, and journalist, known as GABITO.