“Jazz on bones” or “Ribs” were bootleg vinyl recordings made from old x-rays with holes burned in the middle from cigarettes. In the 50’s and 60’s they were a black market method for smuggling banned music into the Soviet Union. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – The Köln Concert
A 17-year-old promoter in Cologne booked jazz pianist Keith Jarrett but a mistake left an out-of-tune piano with dead keys on stage. The promoter pleaded and the show went on and was even recorded. “The Köln Concert” became the best-selling solo album in jazz history and the best-selling piano recording ever. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: BBC Radio 4 – For One Night Only, Series 6, Keith Jarrett: The Cologne Concert
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How New Orleans stopped a serial killer from committing another murder – WTF fun facts