Sunday, October 2nd
old school
Blind Boys of Alabama, live (studio performance), Seattle, 9/2/16
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lagniappe
random thoughts
Is any word more wearisome than “I”?
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: gospel
2016
2016
Sunday, September 25th
old school
Boyd Rivers & Ruth May Rivers, “I Done Died One Time (Ain’t Gonna Die No More),” Canton, Miss., 1978
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Kerry James Marshall (1955-), The Lost Boys, 1993 (Kerry James Marshall, Mastry, through today)
2016
Sunday, September 18th
MCOTD Hall of Fame
Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002)
“Won’t Let Go” (AKA “I’m Just Holding On”)
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“The Winner”
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“The Accident” (Gospel Harmonette Odessa Edwards, speaking), “Get Away Jordan,” “Getting Late in the Evening,” “You Must Be Born Again,” 1955
2016
Sunday, September 11th
MCOTD Hall of Fame
Lester Bowie (1941-1999, trumpet) with Amina Claudine Myers (piano, vocals), Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone), Malachi Favors (bass), Phillip Wilson (drums), “God Has Smiled on Me,” 1978
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Edward Hopper (1882-1967), New York Movie, 1939 (America after the Fall, Painting in the 1930s, through 9/18/16)
2016
Sunday, September 4th
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, New York (Central Park)
2016
Sunday, August 28th
back to church
Christian Home Baptist Church Hymn Choir, “Hezekiah—You Got To Die!”
Live, Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., 1994
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2016
Sunday, August 21st
back to church
“Who Will Be a Witness,” live, St. Paul Baptist Church, Lowrys, S.C., 2002
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lagniappe
art beat
Aaron Siskind (1903-1991), Harlem Document (Father Divine Movement), c. 1935
2016
Sunday, August 7th
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
2016
Sunday, July 31st
testify!
Jewel Gospel Singers (Richmond, Va.), “My God Don’t Change”
Live (TV show), 1960s
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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random thoughts
This instant.
music clip of the day 