December 14
Singer-songwriter James Taylor married actress Kathryn Walker today in 1985, the Fire and Rain crooner's second marriage that would last six years before ending in divorce, another chapter in the troubled romantic life of one of folk-rock's most introspective voices… Jazz and blues lost one of its most powerful voices on this day in 1963 when Dinah Washington died at 39 from an accidental overdose of diet pills and alcohol, ending the career of the "Queen of the Blues" whose emotional delivery influenced Aretha Franklin and countless others… The world united in grief today in 1980 when Yoko Ono called on fans to observe ten minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon, just six days after his murder, as millions around the globe paused to honor the former Beatle and imagine peace… Punk rock's greatest double album arrived on this day in 1979 with the release of The Clash's 'London Calling,' the genre-spanning masterpiece featuring ...
