inktober52: spur

Kay Kyser’s band was somewhere between Glenn Miller and Spike Jones. They were a straightforward band, but sometimes they leaned towards the silly and absurd… especially when they featured cornetist Merwyn Bogue, who went by the stage name “Ish Kabibble.” Kay Kyser and his band performed straight up swing, peppering in proud and patriotic songs …

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inktober52: taurus

In late December 1968 and the summer of 1969, up-and-coming British blues-rockers Led Zeppelin appeared at a handful of multi-band music festivals with the American psychedelic band Spirit. Spirit was riding high on the success of their self-titled debut album and its breakout track, the Jay Ferguson-penned “Fresh Garbage.” (Yes, the same Jay Ferguson who …

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