StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Ray Charles sings "America The Beautiful"

Absent any major breaking news, yr. humble StLJN editor will be on a brief vacation from posting this holiday weekend.

Should you find yourself jonesing badly for fresh content over the next two days, remember that the StLJN sidebar - that's the column over on the right-hand side, for those who don't speak bloggish - has a new Daily Download and feature stories from AllAboutJazz.com every day, plus an extensive list of links to many other noteworthy jazz sites. You can also check out our Bloglines page for a bunch of continuously updated jazz-related news feeds, or visit StLJN's sibling site Heliocentric Worlds and take in some of the hundreds of cool music videos there.

Here's hoping you have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day weekend...