sounds of Chicago
Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999), “People Get Ready” (C. Mayfield), with Taylor Dane (vocals), David Lindley (steel guitar), David Sanborn (alto saxophone), et al., live (TV show), New York, 1989
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random sights
yesterday, Bellwood, Ill.
basement jukebox
Armstrong Brothers, “Can You Treat Him like a Brother” (C. Armstrong), 1979
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Chicago
Jackie (AKA Jacqui) Verdell (1937-1991), “Too Close to Heaven” (following remarks by Jesse Jackson), live, Chicago, 1972
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
frosty night—
seven poor men
in a huddle—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
This I could listen to all day.
Georgia Louis, “Canaan Land,” live (TV show), New York, 1960s
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found words
Yesterday, on the radio, a man held in solitary confinement in Louisiana’s Angola Prison for over forty years:
You feel like the atmosphere is closing in on you. You feel like the very skin on your body is compressing.
—Albert Woodfox, author of Solitary (out March 5th)
sounds of the 1960s
Mighty Clouds of Joy, live (TV), 1964 (“Steal Away,” “He’s So Wonderful” [with Jessie Mae Renfro], “Golden Bells,” “Just Look”), 1968 (“Call Him,” Medley [“Bright Side,” “I’m Glad About It,” “None But the Righteous,” “I’ll Go,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”], “How Far Have I Strayed”)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
timeless
Brother Joe May (1912-1972) and Jackie (AKA Jacqui) Verdell (1937-1991), “You’re Gonna Need Him After a While,” live (TV broadcast), 1963
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
A still – Volcano – Life –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 517 (Franklin)
timeless
Soul Stirrers (feat. Sam Cooke, Paul Foster), live, Los Angeles, 1955
“I Have a Friend Above All Others,” “Be With Me Jesus”
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“Nearer My God to Thee”
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
I am alive – I guess –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 605 (Franklin)
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(Taking a break—back in a while.)
sounds of Mississippi
Black Delta Religion (William Ferris, Mississippi, 1968), trailer
The complete film, which lasts fourteen (riveting) minutes, is available here.
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, released last year by Dust-to-Digital, has been nominated for two Grammy Awards (Best Historical Album, Best Liner Notes).
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
unadorned
Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923-2006), “Home Going,” 1960s
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reading table
my house’s
only face towel
frozen stiff—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
timeless
Pilgrim Travelers, “Jesus Met the Woman at the Well,” 1949
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reading table
Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
—Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972), “On Prayer” (Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays)
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