Sunday, September 29th
alone
Dean Bowman, “I Heard the Angels Singing,” live, 2008
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: gospel
2019
Sunday, September 22nd
back to church
Pastor Marlon Lock, “Heavenly Choir,” live (grandfather’s homegoing celebration)
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lagniappe
reading table
[H]ope has nothing to do with mood or objective facts, but is rather a form of hospitality offered by those who are tired to those who are exhausted.
—Teju Cole (1975-), website for Go Down Moses (photography exhibit curated by Cole and on display through September 29th at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago)
2019
Sunday, September 15th
timeless
What singers did Al Green listen to before he became “Al Green”?
Swan Silvertones (feat. Claude Jeter, 1914-2009), “That Day on Calvary” (C. Jeter), 1957
2019
Sunday, September 8th
electrifying
Cissy Houston (1933-, Whitney’s mother, Dionne Warwick’s aunt), “I Do, Don’t You,” live
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Sunday, September 1st
sounds of Chicago
Vernon Oliver Price, “One of These Mornings,” live (TV show), Chicago, 1969
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Maywood, Ill.
2019
Sunday, August 25th
timeless
O’Neal Twins, “Jesus Dropped the Charges” (R. White), 1982 (Say Amen, Somebody)
What a surprise it was, yesterday morning, driving home from our local farmers’ market, to encounter this wonderful, deeply moving piece about this performance, a longtime favorite, on the radio (Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR).
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Another take.
Live, St. Louis, 1981
2019
Sunday, August 18th
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Cynthia Price), Rev. Charles Hayes, “How Did You Feel Wilderness,” live, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Sunday, August 11th
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Diane Williams), “Bridegroom Cometh,” live, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Sunday, August 4th
sounds of Chicago
Vernon Oliver Price, “Change My Name,” live (TV show), Chicago, 1972
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lagniappe
reading table
What function hath the Air?
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 1513 (Franklin)
2019
Sunday, July 28th
sounds of Chicago
This I could listen to all day.
Staple Singers, “Pray On” (R. Staples), live (TV show), Chicago, 1966
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 