Music History Fact Of The Week: Jimi Hendrix Winning At The Apollo

In his autobiography, Nile Rodgers says the following about Jimi Hendrix entering the amateur night competition at New York’s famed Apollo Theater: “Even Jimi Hendrix had won the fabled amateur night contest, and delighted its intolerant crowd, with his acrobatic guitar-playing virtuosity in 1964.”

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March 27 2015

The Nineteen Ninety Fly™ Video Of The Week: Sister Act 2, “Joyful, Joyful”

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March 27 2015

The Nineteen Ninety Fly™ Video Of The Week: Sister Act 2, “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”

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March 27 2015

Love Your Life

“We do not always need other people heaping accolades upon us to make what we do meaningful.” -From, “Value In The Valley”

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Starface

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March 26 2015

Love Your Life

“Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means.” -Robert Louis Stevenson

Lots of Love,

Starface

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March 25 2015

Music With A Message: Lauryn Hill, “Freedom Time”

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March 25 2015

Love Your Life: Be Wise

“Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.” -Frances Hutcheson

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Starface

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March 24 2015

Music With A Message: Nina Simone, “I Was Just A Dog To Them”

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March 24 2015

Love Your Life

“To dream anything that you want to dream. That’s the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human spirit. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.” -Bernard Edmonds