Just thought we should to take a moment to remember the “Observant Lion”, George Victory. He would have been 71 today (2/7) and left us far too early. George was a great musician, a fantastic vocalist, and an even better member of our One Human Family. He told me once that he loved Key West […]
The Annual Crooks Second Line Celebration is a special New Orleans style tribute to our loved ones that have passed on. The internationally famous drummer and long-time Key West resident Richard Crooks passed after a long illness in late 2014. Richard had been a musician’s musician all his life. He specialized in making songs better […]
In 2011 while sitting in the Smoking Tuna at the 2nd Annual Key West Musicians Festival – I began to realize there was something special happening in Key West. There were six musicians on stage entertaining, about ten more near the bar enjoying the performance, and another thirty musicians on the schedule. We were […]
There is a very shortlist of cities in the Americas that have celebrated a 500th birthday. November 16, 2019, the citizens of Havana hosted the 500th Anniversary of the founding of their beautiful city by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. Huge crowds attended several free concerts all along the Malecon seawall. A driving rain Friday night […]
