Sunday, February 4th
two takes
“I’ll Live On” (T.J. Laney)
Thomas Sisters, live, Eclectic, Ala., 2004
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Doc Watson, On Praying Ground, 1990
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: gospel
2018
Sunday, January 28th
timeless
Mahalia Jackson with Louis Armstrong, “Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” live, Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, R.I.), 1970
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
2018
Sunday, January 21st
Some singers—not many—need no accompaniment.
Mary Ann & China Pettaway (mother, daughter), live, Boykin, Ala., 2016
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lagniappe
art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Ana “Mama Cookie” Cook, 1958
2017
Sunday, December 31st
back to church
Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church Hymn Choir, “That Morning Train”
Live, Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., 2006
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Berkeley, Calif.
*****
2017
Sunday, December 24th
Two takes, decades apart.
Joe Ligon (1936-2016) and The Mighty Clouds of Joy, “I’ve Been in the Storm Too Long,” live
2017
Sunday, December 17th
Need a lift?
Nazareth Missionary Baptist Church Hymn Choir (Rock Hill, S.C.), “I Got Shoes,” live, McConnells, S.C. (Mt. Do-Well Missionary Baptist Church), 2001
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lagniappe
art beat
Joe Minter (1943-), Birmingham, Ala.
2017
Sunday, December 10th
more
The Pure Heart Travelers, “I Like to Talk About Jesus,” live, Detroit, 7/12/17
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lagniappe
reading table: variations on a theme
History is approaching a speechless end,
As Henry Adams said. Adams was right.—John Berryman (1914-1972, MCOTD Hall of Fame), “The Moon and the Night and the Men,” excerpt
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Never has human extinction seemed so richly merited . . .
—A.O. Scott, New York Times, 12/10/17
2017
Sunday, December 3rd
sounds of Detroit
The Pure Heart Travelers, “The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow” (T. Dorsey), live, Detroit, 7/12/17
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2017
Sunday, November 26th
sounds of Detroit
DJ Tony Peoples, Detroit gospel house mix (“souls on fire,” “thankful praise,” “thank you lord,” “king of kings,” “high priest”)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2017
Sunday, October 29th
old school
Willie Neal Johnson (1935-2001) & The Gospel Keynotes, “Jesus, You’ve Been Good To Me,” live, Jackson, Miss.
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
music clip of the day 