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George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Sitar Lesson and Within You Without You
EDIT: Ravi Shankar died yesterday, Tuesday, December 12, 2012, at the age of 92 in Southern California. RIP you beautiful man; legend of music, Beatle guru, sitar master. Orignally Published May 5, 2011- Part 56 is a double dose adventure of Indian/English fun. First we have an awesome rare clip of George Harrison in India taking…
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"Man on the Moon" Walter Cronkite's Broadcast
UPDATE: Neil Armstrong passed away today at the age of 82. I posted this last August 13th, 2011, and as a tribute to his extraordinary life, I’m reposting it today in tribute to one of mankind’s greatest ambassadors for wisdom and peace. I’m a huge fan of John F. Kennedy, the 34th President of the…
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The Beatles, I'm in Love, Ultra Rare Song
Well, its been a few weeks since I’ve updated the website. Mainly I’ve been busy working on my next creative endeavor, covering the song I’m posting today. Its the dream of many a Beatle fan/musician to do their own version of a famed Beatle or solo Beatle song. I’ve toyed with this dream for years,…
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The Unicorns, Sea Ghost
I was walking to my new office in Sheepshead Bay this morning when “Sea Ghost” by the Unicorns popped into my shuffle. As I was strolling down the dirty street towards my destination, I found myself hypnotized by the maritime swing rock of the nautically themed song. The guitar tone has that perfect garage band…
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The Police, Walking on the Moon, Live
Sting wrote this song while he was drunk in Germany, seems fitting considering the free floating riffs and subject matter. “Walking on the Moon,” is an unparallelled Police classic, and an example of genuine 80s psychedelia, a sort of rare excursion for 80s pop groups. Actually the song was originally titled “Walking Round the Room,”…
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Bob Dylan, Series of Dreams
The thing about being a prolific artist with a 40+ year career is that its likely you might release some random epic masterpieces when people are done paying attention to you. Bob Dylan is such an artist. His song, “Series of Dreams,” a bootleg from the Oh Mercy sessions, is a fantastic piece of abstract…
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WillieSimpson.com One Year Anniversary! The Beatles, Birthday
One year ago, as a birthday present to myself, I launched williesimpson.com to a total of 12 viewers, 99% of those viewers being myself, and even I wasn’t impressed. Yes, the start was slow, but over the course of the year, after presenting a top 100 list of my favorite youtube videos, being nominated for…
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, Lost Guitar Solo
Well, this is miraculous. Here we have a simple video of famed Beatle producer George Martin, his son Giles, and George Harrison’s son Dhani, all playing around with the master track for “Here Comes the Sun.” Off Abbey Road, “Here Comes the Sun” is probably George’s second greatest song behind “Something,” also from the same…