Was this past Saturday.  He died on August 16th, 1977, and this would end up being his 33rd year of death.  AlbertsGifts.com wanted to mention this date as an important one in time due to the death of a King.  His passing, shook the music and real world to the core and created a common feeling of sadness throughout the weeks after his death.

Elvis has been inducted into four music ‘Halls of Fame’: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986), the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (1997), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1998), and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2001).

The King’s legacy lives on throughout his family, and his various roles as a movie star, war vet, and recordings.  Elvis 1935-1977.

in a short time, actually in a little more than 2 weeks schools will be opening their doors to the kids and starting off another school year.  This is also the time of the year when kids realize that summer is dwindling down and its time to gear up for school.  So with that in mind, AlbertsGifts.com has created a special %25 discount on select stationary gifts for kids to take back to school and help them through the multitudes of homework, projects, and other school activities.  Listed below are various stationay music gift ideas for any child going back to school!  Without further ado AlbertsGifts.com presents to you…

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Help us grow and create an experience that we can all enjoy!  So please again, if your a Myspace member and would like to join please do!  Were always looking to expand!  Also, below here is a random product of goodness from AlbertsGifts.com!  With the new movie hit The Dark Knight, we have a great stein that will certainly bring out the collector in all of us!

Batman Stein

As you are enjoying the outdoors during these great summer months, AlbertsGifts has great music gifts to bring you enjoyment as well as helping you beat the heat!  With thousands of products on AlbertsGifts.com, we are dedicated to bringing you the best music gifts available.  Shown below are a few great summer music gift ideas for anyone that’s enjoying the dog days of summer!

As you can see from the products listed above AlbertsGifts.com knows what it takes to keep your summer cool! So to see thousands of great music gifts, make your way over to AlbertsGifts.com!

AlbertsGifts.com wishes everyone out there in blog land to have a happy and safe July 4th weekend.  With all the events going on at this time, its easily one of the best summer weekends of the year.  Mostly this is the time of year to enjoy friends and summer as much as possible.  For kids, it means that summer is already almost half over.  For adults, its a 3 day weekend that is sure to be enjoyed, or working on the house.

With all the events going throughout the area’s that you live, again, AlbertsGifts.com wishes you a happy and safe holiday.  Listed below are a few products to show how proud you are of the military and the sacrifices they accepted as they served in the service.

MAGNET STRONG AMERICANS W/ EAGLE

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN VINYL MAGNET

AlbertsGifts.com has wonderful new music gift ideas, that will make any occasion simply rockin’!  AlbertsGifts.com proudly presents to you our new shirts that just came in time for summer!  Why not wear these to your favorite sporting event or bring them out for your favorite concert!  Check out these new designs and get ready to welcome summer in style!

WINGED GUITAR-BLACK

You can’t help but make a statement anywhere you go in this Winged Guitar T-Shirt!

GUITAR CIRCLE-WHITE

This shirt is not for the faint of heart!  But AlbertsGifts.com wants you to own it anyways.

GUITAR ROW-GRAY

This shirt has it all!  Style, edge, and classic guitars! You simply can’t beat it!

Another notably important Jazz musician has passed away.  Svensson, 44, passed away during a diving accident off Stockholm.  Reports say he was diving with a group of friends, and then suddenly dissappared.  They had found him later injured badly on the sea bed, and was pronounced dead from injuries shortly before midnight on Saturday.

This quote taken from Yahoo’s post explains his impact on the Jazz musical genre.

“Svensson, a genre-defying musician who reached audiences far beyond the traditional jazz crowd, was “the most important figure in jazz in this decade,” said Burkhard Hopper, manager of the Esbjoern Svensson Trio (E.S.T.).

“By all standards he was one of the biggest European acts. He was a jazz musician with pop status,” Hopper told AFP, comparing his influence to that of Miles Davis.”

“Esbjoern Svensson was extremely important for jazz in Sweden, and even abroad,” said Bosse Persson, the head of the Stockholm jazz festival, where E.S.T. had been scheduled to perform in mid-July.

“He virtually revitalised jazz and created new audiences and inspired musicians,” Persson told the Svenska Dagbladet daily.”

Another day of grief in the Jazz industry is sure to be upon us all.  We here at AlbertsGifts.com certainly recognize his attributes to the Jazz industry, and wish everyone who he affected around him the best.

Bo Diddley passed away of heart failure.  He was 79.  I feel like I must write something about it as AlbertsGifts.com deals with musical oriented gifts, and Diddley was certainly a rock icon, who must be mentioned in the shaping of modern rock and other musical genres of today.

Although not as famous as his label mate Chuck Berry, he arrived on the music scene with his musical adaptation Bo Diddley- I’m A Man at the age of 26.  Already present in these recordings was his attitude and his swagger.  Often his musical writings dealt with himself in third person, and desribing himself as “a lover, a gunslinger, a lumberjack, and more.”  As influential to the music industry as he was, Bo Diddley, never broke the top 20, but had 10 R&B hits in his lifetime.

Diddley has also been givin certain credits in his life that have impacted other facets of the music indrusty.  In his song Say Man which was his biggest pop hit, Diddley, and his Maraca player Jerome Green traded insults and bragged about each other.  This was the first known lyrical progression to the larger than life style rap that we have today.  Also, he was known for playing his own custom guitars and designing them to how he see fit.  Which led to newer generation artists making custom guitars and showing off more of creative style.

Bo Diddley certainly will be missed and will always be hailed as an artist that led to advancements in progression with rock music and other genres.   Bo Diddley 1928-2008

Another new music site has surfaced thats not really about music gifts its called http://music.podshow.com/ and it takes aim at providing an outsource to music lovers and musicians alike.  This music site enables users to create pod casts, music, blogs, or any other useful function to a networking site to provide incite on all things music.  It’s been my goal as of late to try and find some new networking sites for friends/family, because they are simply tired of the mega giants, and finding friends that aren’t of the same interests.

Of all the sites I have found, Imeem and Music.Podshow, have been the two most unique finds for music lovers so far.  Of course you could always try and register for the music giant purevolume.  But hey, why be trendy…do your own thing, and of course you can always pick up great music gifts at Alberts Gifts.

These great music themed gifts mentioned below from Albert’s Gifts are perfect for vacations, trips, or any other event during the summer.  We here at Albert’s Gifts are only interested in bringing you the best music gifts!  Check out these 5 great products available at Albertsgifts.com!

PEBBLE STONE TOTE G-CLEF BAG

Get a new great vinyl tote bag for the warm months. These pebble stone bags are a nice soft vinyl with a G-clef embossed on the lower corner. They make a great accessory. Get one today and be ready for the spring and summer.

DRINK BOTTLES G-CLEF

These music themed Sport Bottles are perfect for those summer events!  Take them anywhere as they are made of durable plastic!

PIANO TAPESTRY 27″CARGO BAG

This cargo bag is perfect for going on special trips during the summer.  Also perfect a perfect gift idea for any music lover!

These inexpensive music gifts mentioned above are perfect music gift ideas for any music lover!  Here at Albert’s Gifts we provide nothing but great gift ideas for any occasion.