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Ted Gioia
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Ted Gioia
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I'm author of 12 books on music & culture. The best place to follow my work is Substack, where I'm the "Honest Broker" (honest-broker.com).
Austin, Texas
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    Ted Gioia
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    Jan 30, 2025
    30 months ago, I promised to publish my next book on Substack. I've now fulfilled that promise. I've just published the final chapter of my book, Music to Raise the Dead—I released the entire work in 22 installments. When I made the decision to publish this book on Substack, I
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    Ted Gioia
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    Nov 14, 2020
    A visual demonstration of the power of sound to create order out of chaos.
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    Paula Schmitt
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    Paula Schmitt
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    Ted Gioia
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    Oct 3, 2022
    The new John Coltrane mural in his hometown Hamlet, NC.
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    Ted Gioia
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    Nov 28, 2021
    I’ve never seen anything like this on film before. Paul really has nothing at the 30 second mark—but 45 seconds later he’s got the makings of a hit single. x.com/DarthYavin/sta…
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    Ted Gioia
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    Sep 20, 2024
    New Mozart dropping soon.
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    Ted Gioia
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    Oct 15, 2022
    They should do a whole album like this.
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    bluesharp
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    Ted Gioia
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    Dec 23, 2019
    Plato’s dog. x.com/_TheBestDogs/s…
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    Ted Gioia
    @tedgioia
    Apr 22, 2020
    And the Oscar for best lip-syncing goes to... x.com/Buitengebieden…
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    Ted Gioia
    @tedgioia
    Jan 28, 2020
    “Tell me again, what instrument do you play?”
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    和田永 │ Ei Wada🦀
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    和田永 │ Ei Wada🦀
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    Ted Gioia
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    Sep 26, 2022
    This is a good time to recall that Gabriel García Márquez got rejected by The New Yorker in 1981—and the next year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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    Ted Gioia
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    Nov 28, 2022
    Tomorrow is the anniversary of George Harrison’s death. Paul McCartney shared this memory on Facebook.
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    Ted Gioia
    @tedgioia
    Sep 4, 2020
    Before there was rock & roll, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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    Ted Gioia
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    May 17, 2021
    Yes, you can dance to jazz. x.com/psickokactus1/…
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    Ted Gioia
    @tedgioia
    Sep 11, 2023
    Animation of Chet Baker playing “You Go to My Head.”
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    gregorio catarino
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