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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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Gospel Songbirds (feat. Otis Clay [1942-2016, right] and Morris Dollison Jr., aka Cash McCall [1941-2019, left]), “I Believe,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1964, Chicago
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random sights
other day, Chicago
More of Otis Clay, who died the other day.
The Gospel Songbirds (Otis Clay [right]; Maurice Dollison, aka Cash McCall [left], 1941-), “I Believe,” live (Jubilee Showcase), 1964, Chicago
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reading table
There was very little time for small talk, so I said, ‘Does God exist?’
—James Tate (1943-2015), “The Wrong Wedding” (Dome of the Hidden Pavilion, 2015)
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