Music Appreciation

surfered

(14,261 posts) Sun May 17, 2026, 10:38 AM Yesterday

Happy birthday to Taj Mahal at 84!

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Happy birthday to Taj Mahal at 84! (Original Post) surfered Yesterday OP

We just saw him perform in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago! Dulcinea Yesterday #1

Happy Birthday, Taj Mahal gademocrat7 Yesterday #2

I Always Remember Him... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #3

This song came out right when Led Zeppelin was starting up. Pretty damn sure they were big fans AZJonnie Yesterday #4

Saw him in Banff. 36 years ago. applegrove 22 hrs ago #5

Dulcinea

(10,305 posts)

1. We just saw him perform in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago!

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Sun May 17, 2026, 10:58 AM

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Great show!

gademocrat7

(12,025 posts)

2. Happy Birthday, Taj Mahal

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Sun May 17, 2026, 11:14 AM

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We named one of our Jack Russell Terriers after him! Excellent musician.

ProfessorGAC

(77,266 posts)

3. I Always Remember Him...

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Sun May 17, 2026, 12:38 PM

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...for his spot in Sounder.
Sort of the Greek Chorus in that movie. IIRC, he played a Dobro in it, which might explain why I liked it so much.

AZJonnie

(4,009 posts)

4. This song came out right when Led Zeppelin was starting up. Pretty damn sure they were big fans

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Sun May 17, 2026, 01:45 PM

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given their tunes that were to follow in the immediately ensuing years.

Happy Birthday Taj! Legend!

applegrove

(133,057 posts)

5. Saw him in Banff. 36 years ago.

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Sun May 17, 2026, 03:58 PM

22 hrs ago

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