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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Jan 22

#RIP Garth Hudson, the last living original member of The Band, & a dazzling multi-instrument master in his own right.

Endlessly innovative, he played the clavinet through a wah-wah pedal on #UpOnCrippleCreek & the dense swirling organ on #ChestFever, his signature.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/a...

Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87

A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound.

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Jan 10

Happy 81st Birthday to
#JimmyPage!

One of rock’s finest guitarists, #Page began as a studio musician (that’s him on #PetulaClark’s #Downtown), as a member of #TheYardbirds, & the founder of #LedZeppelin.

Among the classics he cowrote are #StairwayToHeaven,
#BlackDog, #RockAndRoll, & #Kashmir.

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Jan 8

Looking for an Elvis gift for yourself or a loved one to celebrate his 90th Birthday?

Check out my critically-acclaimed book on Elvis’s “From Elvis In Memphis,” which is part of Bloomsbury’s legendary 33 1/3 book series:

#Elvis #ElvisPresley #Elvis90 #ElvisAt90 #RockHistory a.co/d/6QFeoY4

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Jan 8

Anyone who cares about Democrats winning swing states in the future—well, actually in the present—needs to read this #Medium piece by @zelmccarthy.bsky.social IMMEDIATELY.

medium.com/@ZelMcCarthy...

How Democrats Lost Pennsylvania

An inside look at how dated strategy, bad data management, and poor leadership doomed the Keystone State — and American Democracy — in 2024

medium.com

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Jan 8

Happy 90th Birthday to Elvis Presley!

He doesn’t look a day under 1956.

#Elvis #ElvisPresley #RockHistory

Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 29

RIP #JimmyCarter, one of the most underrated presidents & the greatest former president.

He was also a personal hero of mine & a frequent subject of my art.

My first & only solo art show was called cARTer & was all portraits of #Carter.

This was the painting from the postcard made for the show.

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 19

Need a #Gift for your #Rock & Roll-obsessed loved one?

Check out my book—“Fifty Years Of The #ConceptAlbum In #PopularMusic From #TheBeatles To #Beyonce”!

On sale NOW —>

#Rock&Roll #RockBooks #RockAndRoll #ClassicRock #ConceptAlbums #MusicBooks #RockHistory #MusicHistory

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 19

Turns out the three branches of government are Legislative, Judicial, & Elon Musk’s ego.

Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 18

I think Sirhan Sirhan’s long game was that he loves polio.

Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 16

#MurderBallad.

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Deny Depose Defend - UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Ballad - Joseph Terrell of Mipso

YouTube video by Joseph Terrell

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Scott Sandage @scottsandage.bsky.social · Dec 13

“A Conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. A Reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards. A Liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands at the behest-at the command—of his head.” FDR 1939 www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 12

Truman’s words are still 100%, but they’re outdated.

An even bigger difference is that now Republicans will repeatedly lie, cheat, & gaslight just to hold onto power.

& now they will be using that power to punish anyone who disagrees with them.

Did we Nazi this coming?

Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 11

Take a deep dive into #Harlem1958 (AKA #AGreatDayInHarlem) & check out #Jazz music’s most famous photograph.

& let’s hear it for #SonnyRollins.

Now, let’s track down those kids, as @ScottSandage.bsky.social suggested to me.

It’s a great idea, @NYTimes.com.

#JazzHistory

58 Jazz Musicians Were Photographed for ‘Harlem 1958.' Only One Remains.

Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture.

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 10

Today in 1967, a legendary icon of American music tragically died in a plane crash at the age of 26:

The Great #OtisRedding.

#RockHistory

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 9

Today in 1966, #TheWho release their #AQuickOne LP.

The title track is the final song, an expansive mini-opera format that inspired the way to #Tommy & #Quadrophenia.

Their definitive performance of #AQuickOneWhileHesAway was the crown jewel of #TheRollingStones’ #RockAndRollCircus.

#RockHistory

The Who, Michael Lindsay-Hogg - A Quick One (While He's Away)

YouTube video by TheWhoVEVO

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 9

So much for protecting the police.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Dec 9

Trump said that rioters on January 6 had "no choice" but to assault police officers

If any Democrat in the country publicly justified the assault of a police officer it is all you would ever hear about for years

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump didn’t rule out pardoning people who had pleaded guilty, even when Welker asked him about those who had admitted assaulting police officers.

“Because they had no choice,” Trump said.

Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 8

Today in 1949, #TomWaits was born.

Kinda makes you wanna fall out of the window with confetti in your hair.

#RockHistory

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 6

Today in 1969, #MeredithHunter was stabbed to death by a member of Hell’s Angels at The #RollingStones’ free concert on the #Altamont speedway.

Hunter was 18 & the Angels were working security & paid in beer.

The event effectively ended the psychedelic dream of the ’60s.

#RockHistory

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 5

Today in 1932, #LittleRichard was born.

Among his many hits are #TuttiFrutti, #LongTallSally, #GoodGollyMissMolly, & #KeepAKnockin’.

Rock as we know it would not exist without him.

“I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!”

#RockHistory

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Dec 4

I heard this is a good place to talk about taxing the rich, breaking up big tech, and ending Washington corruption.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Dec 2

The lack of self-awareness is almost impressive.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Dec 1

Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.

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Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 4

Despite #16Magazine’s claims, the #MillionDollarQuartet photos were not taken for them, but for the #Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper.

Here’s #RobertJohnson’s original article about #ElvisPresley, #JerryLeeLewis, #CarlPerkins, & #JohnnyCash jamming at @SunRecords from Dec. 5th:

Eric Wolfson @ericwolfson.bsky.social · Dec 4

Here’s an article about the historic session from the May 1957 issue of #SixteenMagazine:

“There never was a singing combo like this before…there probably never will be again!”

#ElvisPresley #Elvis #MillionDollarQuartet #JerryLeeLewis #JohnnyCash #CarlPerkins

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