Something Fine for Sunday Morning
…with Teddy Thompson
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On This Day
August 24, 79 – After centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands.
Jeff Buckley’s Definitive ‘Hallelujah’ Turns 20
It’s safe to say that there would have been a few million less “Hallelujah” choruses if not for Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’ album, which came out 20 years ago this week. Leonard Cohen might also be millions of dollars poorer, since it was Buckley’s transcendent cover of Cohen’s previously obscure “Hallelujah” that ultimately led to the song being a staple of everything from ‘American Idol’ showcases to in-memoriam montages.
Elysian Waters 