two takes
Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933), “Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There,” 1916
Washington Phillips (1880-1954), 1928
*****
James Cleveland (1931-1991) with the Angelic Choir, 1962
**********
lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
testify!
Albertina Walker (1929-2010), “Lord, Keep Me Day by Day” (E. Williams), live (Rev. James Cleveland’s Funeral/Homegoing Celebration), 1991
**********
lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Illinois
testify!
Inez Andrews (1929-2012), James Cleveland (1931-1991), “I Appreciate,” live
**********
lagniappe
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)
*****
random thoughts
Note to self: Incline, always, toward the light.
music clip of the day 