four takes
“Seat in the Kingdom” (aka “That’s Alright”)
Laura Rivers, 1963
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Hightower Brothers, 1963
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Betty Golden & the Roses of Sharon
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St. Paul FBC Male Chorus Anniversary (Mt. Canaan Baptist Church), 2009
sounds of Chicago
Otis Clay (1942-2016) and Willie Rogers, “When the Gates Swing Open,” “A Change Is Gonna Come,” live, Indianola, Miss. (B.B. King’s funeral service), 2015
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lagniappe
reading table
whatever the day brings
the nightingale’s alone
I’m alone—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1828 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
sounds of Chicago
Soul Stirrers (feat. Willie Rogers), “A Change Is Gonna Come” (S. Cooke)
Live, 1989
two takes
“Never Grow Old,” AKA “Where We’ll Never Grow Old” (James C. Moore)
Aretha Franklin, live, Detroit, 1996
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Vernard Johnson, live, 1973