basement jukebox
Fenton Robinson (1935-1997), “Somebody (Loan Me a Dime)” (F. Robinson), 1967
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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I go,
you stay;
two autumns.—Yosa Buson, 1716-1783 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
basement jukebox
Junior Wells (1934-1998), “Little by Little” (M. London), 1960
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Junior Wells (1934-1998), “I Could Cry” (J. Wells), 1957
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last night, Chicago (Millennium Park)
basement jukebox
Gus Jinkins (aka Jenkins), “You Told Me” (G. Jinkins [aka Jenkins]), 1956
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new red flowershave bloomed . . .pure water over moss—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
Blues? Little of what I hear these days appeals to me—too fast, too flashy, too formulaic. Not this.
Robert Kimbrough Sr. Blues Connection, live (studio), Jersey City, N.J., 4/1/19
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sounds of Chicago
Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951), “How Long Blues”
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voices I miss
Hound Dog Taylor (AKA Theodore Roosevelt Taylor, 1915-1975) and the Houserockers (Brewer Phillips, guitar; Ted Harvey, drums), “Taylor’s Rock” (H.D. Taylor), live, Ann Arbor Blues Festival, 1973
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voices in the wind
the withered field’s
crows—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
two takes
Sonny Boy Williamson (AKA Aleck [or Alex] “Rice” Miller, 1912[?]-1965), “Lonesome Cabin” (S. B. Williamson)
Recording, 1960
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Live, Copenhagen, 1964
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on honorable Buddha’s
honorable nose
an icicle—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
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Sonny Boy Williamson (AKA Aleck [or Alex] “Rice” Miller, 1912[?]-1965), “Nine Below Zero” (S. B. Williamson), 1951
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How it haunts the heart, the unfathomable mystery of other people’s lives, other people’s misfortunes.
—John Banville, Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir
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Buddy Guy, “First Time I Met the Blues” (E. Montgomery), 1960
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I had been hungry, all the Years –
My Noon had Come – to dine –
I trembling drew the Table near –
And touched the Curious Wine –
‘Twas this on Tables I had seen –
When turning, hungry, Home
I looked in Windows, for the Wealth
I could not hope – for Mine –
I did not know the ample Bread –
‘Twas so unlike the Crumb
The Birds and I, had often shared
In Nature’s – Dining Room –
The Plenty hurt me – ’twas so new –
Myself felt ill – and odd –
As Berry – of a Mountain Bush –
Transplanted – to a Road –
Nor was I hungry – so I found
That Hunger – was a way
Of Persons outside Windows –
The Entering – takes away –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), 439 (Franklin)
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