Saturday, February 20th
old school
Re-Vells, Trent town Records (Trenton, N.J.), 1960s
“I Want a New Love”
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“Do I Love You?”
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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1937
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: R&B
2016
2016
Wednesday, January 20th
More of the late Otis Clay.
“That’s How It Is (When You’re In Love),” 1967
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“Trying to Live My Life Without You,” 1972
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“Precious, Precious,” 1972
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“The Woman Don’t Live Here No More,” 1974
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“I Can’t Take It,” 1977
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lagniappe
reading table
. . . life, that storm before the calm.
—Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012, MCOTD Hall of Fame), “Negative” (translated from Polish by Clare Cavanagh)
2016
Friday, January 1st
What better way to start the new year?
Aretha Franklin, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (G. Goffin, C. King, J. Wexler), live, Washington, D.C., 2015
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lagniappe
reading table
New Year’s Day—
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass
2015
Wednesday, December 16th
sweet soul music
D’Angelo & The Vanguard, “Ain’t That Easy”
Live, Netherlands (Rotterdam), 2015
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Like music, baseball is the universal language.
2015
Saturday, December 12th
sounds of Chicago
DJ Heather, live, Chicago, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday at the Art Institute of Chicago
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Interchanged, 1955
2015
Saturday, November 14th
what’s new
Missy Elliott, “WTF (Where They From),” 11/12/15
2015
Wednesday, November 11th
passings
Allen Toussaint, songwriter, arranger, producer, singer, pianist, January 14, 1938-November 10, 2015
“Tipitina and Me,” 2005 (Our New Orleans)
2015
Wednesday, August 19th
sounds of summer
Masters at Work (“Little” Louie Vega, Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez), live, Chicago (Chosen Few Old School Reunion Picnic, Jackson Park), 7/4/15
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lagniappe
art beat
Bruce Davidson (1933-), Chicago, 1963
2015
Friday, July 17th
timeless
Otis Redding (with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Sam & Dave), live, 1967
2015
Saturday, May 2nd
passings
Ben E. King, singer, songwriter, September 28, 1938-April 30, 2015
“Stand by Me” (B. King, J. Lieber, M. Stoller)
Live (TV show), 2007
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Recording, 1961
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lagniappe
random sights
Oak Park, Ill., 3:40 a.m.
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