basement jukebox
Niney & the Observers, “Blood & Fire” (W. Holness [aka “Niney”]), 1970
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Eyes open to praise
the play of light
Upon the ceiling—
While still abed raise
The roof this morning
Rejoice as you please—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), from “Hallelujah”
basement jukebox
Lee Perry (1936-2021), “People Funny Boy” (L. Perry), 1968
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other day, Chicago
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Augustus Pablo (1953-1999, melodica), King Tubby (1941-1989, engineer, producer), “King Tubby’s Meets Rockers Uptown,” 1974
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passings
Lee “Scratch” Perry, producer, March 30, 1936 – August 29, 2021
With Junior Murvin, The Heptones, The Congos, The Upsetters, “Play On Mr. Music,” live, Jamaica (Roots Rock Reggae [1977])
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Producer/co-writer: Junior Murvin, “Police and Thieves” (J. Murvin, L. Perry), 1976
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Producer: The Upsetters, Black Board Jungle, 1973
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. . . all thens are lost in a now without a time.
—William Bronk (1918-1999, MCOTD Hall of Fame), from “Referral” (Some Words, 1992, 1998)
basement jukebox
The Paragons, “The Tide Is High” (J. Holt, T. Evans, H. Barrett), 1967
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Burning Spear, “New Civilization,” 1972
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The Wailers, “Soul Shakedown Party,” 1970
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Koffee, “Pressure” (remix feat. Buju Banton), 10/20/20
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We use similes to show
things are connected –and they are,
just not in the way we say.—Rae Armantrout, from “Finalist” (London Review of Books, 10/8/20)
passings
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, singer, songwriter, December 8, 1942–September 11, 2020
The Maytals (later Toots and the Maytals), “Pressure Drop” (F. Hibbert), 1970 (original recording)
It’s a song about revenge, but in the form of karma: If you do bad things to innocent people, then bad things will happen to you. The title was a phrase I used to say. If someone done me wrong, rather than fight them like a warrior, I’d say: “The pressure’s going to drop on you.”
—Toots Hibbert, The Guardian, 9/6/16
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Dobby Dobson (July 5, 1942-July 21, 2020), “I’m a Loving Pauper,” 1967
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A lifetime adrift in a boat, or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), from Narrow Road to the Interior (translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill)
