During a hiatus from recording music, Rollins was spotted at the Williamsburg Bridge almost every day, no matter the season, practicing his saxophone. This experience inspired him to create an album titled 'The Bridge,' released in 1962.
Here's a thread about Sonny Rollins' connection to the Williamsburg Bridge. 🧵
He was our Marvin. He was our Prince. No one has ever, or perhaps ever will, embody the stage slogan “Virginia Is For Lovers” quite like D’Angelo. A VA legend. A VA icon. A VA blessing. Nowadays, we’re losing blessings quicker than we can count them. https://t.co/9nbDyghkEA
Every generation has a genius that comes FROM their generation. For my grandparents that was Miles Davis. For my parents it was Sly Stone. For my older cousins it was Prince. D'Angelo was ours. This one hurts...
NOW: Anti-ICE protesters are blocking both sides of the 101 Freeway near the Alameda Street exit in DTLA. The CHP has since closed that portion of the freeway. Read more: https://t.co/K60ImdzmDi
sorry but loving music isn’t enough to work in music. especially in a&r. learn the business independently before u end up signing artists to shitty deals on behalf of a label just cuz ur “passionate” lol