Happy Birthday this week to:Jan 22 1931 ● Sam Cooke → Pioneering R&B/soul singer, songwriter, record executive and civil rights activist, "You Send Me" (#1, 1957), shot and killed during an altercation with his landlord on 12/11/1964 1940 ● Addie "Mickie" Harris → Vocals for Brill Building pop, girl-group-defining The Shirelles, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (#1, 1961), died of a heart attack on stage during an oldies circuit performance on 6/10/1982 1946 ● Malcolm McLaren → Brit performer,…See More

(« Detail of a poster for the International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 in Dresden » by Franz von Stuck)« Understanding » is the third segue in the series that I have written as a means of combining earlier compositions into a conceptual piece of nearly one hour in duration.Each of the miniature musical junctions emphasizes…See More