Thursday, April 22nd
basement jukebox
Two minutes of heaven?
Solomon Burke (1940-2010), “Cry to Me” (Bert Berns [aka Bert Russell]), 1962
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (alley)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: soul
2021
Tuesday, March 23rd
basement jukebox
Otis Clay (1942-2016), “That’s How It Is (When You’re In Love)” (M. Dollison, M. Bland), 1967 (Billboard R&B chart, #34)
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Cash McCall (aka Morris Dollison Jr.), “When You Wake Up” (M. Higgins, M. Dollison), 1966 (Billboard R&B chart, #19)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Friday, July 17th
two takes
“My People . . . Hold On” (A. Poree, L. Caston Jr.)
Amber Mark (1993-), 6/18/20
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Eddie Kendricks (1939-1992), 1972
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Saturday, July 11th
basement jukebox
Ann Peebles (1947-), “Breaking Up Somebody’s Home” (A Jackson, T. Matthews), 1971
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Tuesday, July 7th
basement jukebox
Ann Peebles (1947-), “I Can’t Stand the Rain” (A. Peebles, D. Bryant, B. Williams), 1973
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lagniappe
other day, Chicago
2020
Friday, July 3rd
basement jukebox
Ann Peebles (1947-), “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down” (E. Randle), 1973
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
*****
reading table
In pale moonlight
the wisteria’s scent
comes from far away—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Friday, June 26th
voices I miss
Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999), “Move On Up” (C. Mayfield), live, London, 1988
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Friday, February 14th
Happy Valentine’s Day
Al Green (1946-), “Let’s Stay Together” (W. Mitchell, A. Green, A. Jackson), live, c. 1971
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Tuesday, December 10th
two takes
“I Try” (M. Gray, J. Ruzumna, J. Lim, D. Wilder)
J Dilla (1974-2006), remix, 2006
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Macy Gray, 1999
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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reading table
Threshold
by Rachel Hadas (1948-, Questions in the Vestibule)
The in-between is queasy,
but all is in between.
Midsummer green? Monotonous
when everything is green.
The sea? A glittering question
if everything is sea.
This vestibule? Unsettling.
I teeter first one way
and then the other. In
or out? I am a fool
to be so caught off balance.
All is vestibule.
2019
Saturday, October 12th
basement jukebox
Willie Mitchell, record producer, March 1, 1928–January 5, 2010
O. V. Wright (1939-1980), “A Nickel and a Nail,” 1971
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Syl Johnson (1936-), “Take Me to the River,” 1975
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Otis Clay (1942-2016), “Trying to Live My Life Without You,” 1972
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Ann Peebles (1947-), “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” 1973
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Al Green (1946-), “Let’s Stay Together,” 1971
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Kankakee, Ill.
