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Thanks to the 1996 telecommunications act.

Agreed

"I've never stopped listening to vinyl." I was really disappointed when the CDs came out because I didn't like the way they sounded. So much was lost with CDs, and then with MP3s, they took away much of the depth, all panoramic quality in three-dimensional, or even five-dimensional audio experience. So cool to see the revival of vinyl. Besides sound, there is the touch experience, the art, the notes you can read without using a magnifying glass, and the act of putting on an album. "It's a charming little ritual I never tire of."
- Jimmy Page

Young Billy Gibbons during ZZ Top in Concert at the Macon Coliseum – April 10, 1974 at Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia.
In the beginning, Gibbons served as the band’s leader, singer, guitarist, main lyricist, and musical arranger.
The band signed with London Records and went to work on 1971’s ZZ Top’s First Album, with the emphasis solidly on blues-rock. Whereas Gibbons had relied heavily on whammy-equipped guitars with the Moving Sidewalks, on ZZ’s first full platter he used Pearly Gates and wicked finger vibrato. The trio’s unabashed enthusiasm leapt from the groves, but with its bare-bones budget and production, the album produced no hits.
By the time ZZ Top’s first decade came to a close, Gibbons had amassed a formidable collection of vintage Fenders, Gibsons, Gretches, and other highly desirable guitars, as well as more than a few unusual specimens of American craftsmanship. As he explained at the time, “I think there’s probably close to 150, 200 guitars, maybe.
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With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.

Did you know that the tune "Walk Don't Run" that The Ventures had a big hit with was a cover? It was originally composed by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith.

Dolton Records, unsure of the song's commercial viability, initially declined to release it as a single. However, The Ventures pressed ahead and released the song themselves on a small label called Blue Horizon Records. To their surprise, "Walk, Don't Run" quickly gained traction and became a smash hit, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The success of "Walk, Don't Run" not only established The Ventures as a prominent force in the music industry but also helped popularize the surf-rock genre. The song's infectious melody and energetic guitar riffs inspired countless musicians and left an indelible mark on rock 'n roll history.

Johnny Horton playing guitar and singing to the last Veteran of the Civil war a Confederate solider who was 116 at the time in 1958.

True

“ In Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.
About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.
At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
After one hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?
If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…
How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?”
The Love Rabbi-Yisroel Bernath