Sunday, December 20th
by musicclipoftheday
old school
Mighty Clouds of Joy, “I’m Glad About It,” live, Houston, 1967
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Sometimes I have good nights, and sometimes I have bad nights. One never knows.
—tenor saxophonist, and MCOTD Hall of Famer, Von Freeman (1923-2012)
I think it would be hard to argue that Joe Willie Ligon is not the most under-appreciated great American singer of the second half of the 20th century.