sounds of Chicago
Rev. James Cleveland (1931-1991, vocals, piano), featuring Inez Andrews (1929-2012, vocals), “Soldiers in the Army,” live, Chicago (Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church), 1981
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Chicago
Caravans (feat. Inez Andrews, 1929-2012), “Mary Don’t You Weep,” live (studio), Alexandria, Indiana, 1994
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random sights
other day, Chicago (“L” train)
sounds of Chicago
Inez Andrews, Soul Stirrers, New Friendship Baptist Church Inspirational Choir of Chicago, live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1969
sounds of Chicago
Inez Andrews (1929-2012) and the Andrewettes, “Mary Don’t You Weep,” live, 1960s
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other night, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
“Peter, Don’t Be Afraid,” Soul Stirrers, Inez Andrews, New Friendship Baptist Church Inspirational Choir, live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1969
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random sights
other day, Chicago
another take
“Mary Don’t You Weep” (trad.), Caravans (feat. Inez Andrews), 1958
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
The Star’s whole secret – in the Lake –
Eyes were not meant to know.—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 450 (Franklin)
sounds of Chicago
Caravans (feat. Albertina Walker, Inez Andrews), “Willing to Wait,” live (TV show), Chicago, 1967
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random sights
yesterday, Maywood, Ill. (Prairie Path)
sounds of Chicago
Inez Andrews (1929-2012), “Just For Me,” live
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art beat
Danny Lyon (1942-), Chicago (Uptown), 1965
testify!
Inez Andrews (1929-2012), James Cleveland (1931-1991), “I Appreciate,” live
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reading table
Don’t you love the Oxford dictionary? When I first read it I thought it was a really really long poem about everything.
—David Bowie (1947-2016)
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random thoughts
Note to self: Incline, always, toward the light.
sounds of Chicago
Inez Andrews (1929-2012), “Come In,” live (The Remarkable Inez Andrews), Chicago, 1980
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