Saturday, December 27th
basement jukebox
The Delanattes, “You’ve Got That Feeling,” 1967
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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Friday, December 26th
basement jukebox
Eddie Ray, “You Are Mine,” 1970s
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Thursday, December 18th
passings
Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, producer, October 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025
Booker T. & the M.G.’s, live, New York, 1991
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Phil Upchurch, guitarist, July 19, 1941 – November 23, 2025
With Booker T. & the M.G.’s, “Love and Peace,” live (TV show), published 2010
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), annual Day of the Dead exhibit
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Friday, November 28th
David T. Walker (guitar) with Bernard Purdie (drums), Chuck Rainey (bass), et al., “What’s Going On” (M. Gaye), live, 1993
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Saturday, November 22nd
basement jukebox
Cookie Jackson, “Try Love (Just One More Time),” 1961
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Wednesday, October 8th
basement jukebox
Betty Harris, “Nearer to You” (written and produced by Allen Toussaint), 1967
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Wednesday, September 17th
basement jukebox
Billy Boy Arnold (1935-, vocals, harmonica), “School Time,” 1964
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Saturday, August 2nd
basement jukebox
Arlene Bell & The Kenyattas, “There’s Something Wrong With You,” 1977
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Saturday, July 12th
basement jukebox
Little Esther (Esther Phillips, 1935-1984), “If It’s News to You,” 1957
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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Tuesday, March 18th
passings
Angie Stone, singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, December 18, 1961-March 1, 2025
Live (TV show), Netherlands, 2000
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reading table
Kakehashi Bridge—
even vines cling for their lives—
I cling like ivy—Matsuo Basho (1644-94), from “Sarashina Travelogue” (translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill)
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