Sunday, April 9th
another take
Rev. Al Green, “The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow” (T.A. Dorsey), live, Memphis (Full Gospel Tabernacle Church), 1983
**********
lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Santa Fe, 1955
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: gospel
2017
Sunday, April 2nd
back to church
Rev. Al Green, “The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow” (T.A. Dorsey), live, Memphis (Full Gospel Tabernacle Church), 2012
**********
lagniappe
random sights
yesterday evening, Oak Park, Ill.
2017
Sunday, March 26th
old school
Skip James (1902-1969), “Let Jesus Lead You,” 1964
**********
lagniappe
art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Funeral—St. Helena, South Carolina, 1955/56
2017
Sunday, March 19th
old school
Soul Stirrers (feat. R.H. Harris), “Canaan Land,” 1947
Ever tire of the 21st century?
Me, too.
**********
lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), The Bathers, 1899/1904
2017
Sunday, March 12th
gospel longa, politics brevis*
These folks were singing long before Mitt, Newt, et al., hit town. And they’ll be singing long after they’re gone.
“If I Die Before I Wake,” Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C.
Led by Brown’s Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Chester, S.C.
*****
*First posted January 15, 2012.
2017
Sunday, March 5th
back to church
“Give Me Jesus,” Langrum Branch Baptist Church, York, S.C., 2000
**********
lagniappe
reading table
The authentic and pure values—truth, beauty, and goodness—in the activity of a human being are the result of one and the same act, a certain application of the full attention to the object.
—Simone Weil (1909-1943), Gravity and Grace (translated from French by Emma Crawford)
*****
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2017
Sunday, February 26th
back to church
Choir Rehearsal, “Walk Through the Streets,” White Hill AME Zion Church, Rock Hill, S.C., 2007
**********
lagniappe
reading table
Picasso would be incomprehensible to Rembrandt, but Nijinsky would understand Michael Jackson.
—Zadie Smith, Swing Time
2017
Sunday, February 12th
sounds of Lake City*
Doc McKenzie & The Hi-Lites, “Use Me,” live, 2016
**********
lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
*****
*South Carolina.
2017
Sunday, February 5th
back to church
“Who Will Be a Witness,” live, St. Paul Baptist Church, Lowrys, S.C., 2002
**********
lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2017
Sunday, January 29th
back to church
No wonder the place is packed.
St. James Adult Choir , “O Give Thanks,” live, St. James Baptist Church, Detroit
**********
lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day 