Tuesday, November 15th
two takes
“I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” (A. Kooper)
Donny Hathaway (1945-79), 1973
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Amy Winehouse (1983-2011), live
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: R&B
2016
2016
Thursday, November 10th
serenade to the President-elect
Public Enemy, “Ball of Confusion”/”Arizona”/”Fight the Power,” live, Australia (Sydney), 2008
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lagniappe
art beat: early September, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York)
Danny Lyon (1942-), Arrest of Taylor Washington, Atlanta, 1963
2016
Friday, October 28th
three takes
“Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” (N. Whitfield, B. Strong)
Leon Bridges, 2016
(Thanks for the tip to John Balmes.)
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Tina Turner (with B.E.F. [British Electric Foundation]), 1982
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Temptations, 1970
2016
Friday, September 23rd
How strange it seems, still, that he should be dead.
Prince with Mavis Staples, et al., live, England (King’s Cross), 1993
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Kerry James Marshall (1955-), Slow Dance, 1992-93 (Kerry James Marshall, Mastry, through 9/25/16)
2016
Thursday, September 15th
sweet soul music
William Bell, “This Is Where I Live,” “The Three of Me,” “Born Under a Bad Sign,” live, Washington, D.C., 2016
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York)
Danny Lyon (1942-), The March on Washington, August 28, 1963 (Message to the Future, through 9/25/16)
2016
Thursday, August 11th
sounds of London
DJ EZ, live, London, 2014
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lagniappe
reading table
She went around pre-registered
for her own eventual absence.—Rae Armantrout, “Hoard”
2016
Wednesday, August 10th
sounds of Chicago
DJ Frankie Knuckles (1955-2014), live, New York, 2013
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
9 killed on city’s deadliest day in 13 years
—Chicago Tribune, this morning
2016
Monday, August 8th
sounds of Chicago
DJ Mike Dunn, live, Chicago (Gramaphone Records), 2015
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Yeah, everybody’s got a bomb
We could all die any day,
But before I’ll let that happen
I’ll dance my life away.—Prince, “1999”
2016
Saturday, August 6th
Sometimes the best of what’s new is old.
Betty Davis, “Down Home Girl” (Miles Davis & Teo Macero, prods.; John McLaughlin [guitar], Herbie Hancock [keyboards], Harvey Brooks [bass], Mitch Mitchell [drums]), 6/28/16 (rec. 1969)
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
From Thirteen Laughing at Each Other, Juan Muñoz (1953-2001), through 10/5/16
2016
Monday, July 4th
Happy Fourth!
Let’s celebrate by remembering three giants.
Ralph Stanley, singer, banjo player, February 25, 1927-June 23, 2016
“Little Maggie,” live (TV show), Austin, Tx., 1980
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Bernie Worrell, keyboard player, April 19, 1944-June 24, 2016
Live (with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic), Switzerland (Montreux Jazz Festival), 2004
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Scotty Moore, guitar player, December 27, 1931-June 28, 2016
“Blue Suede Shoes” (with Elvis Presley), live, 1956
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lagniappe
radio
Today, Louis Armstrong’s adopted birthday, it’s all Louis all day at WKCR (Columbia University).
music clip of the day 