Sunday, July 19th
Before Jerry Lee, before Little Richard, there was . . .
Arizona Dranes (c. 1891-1963), “I Shall Wear a Crown,” c. 1927
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Before Jerry Lee, before Little Richard, there was . . .
Arizona Dranes (c. 1891-1963), “I Shall Wear a Crown,” c. 1927
Little Richard testifies.
With Jerry Lee Lewis, “I’ll Fly Away,” TV show, 1983
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With The Shirelles, “Joy, Joy, Joy,” TV show (England), 1963
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lagniappe
random thoughts
What do you do when it becomes apparent that the story of your life is being told by an unreliable narrator?
four takes
“I’ll Fly Away,” Albert E. Brumley, 1929 (publ. 1932)
Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley
Live (TV show), 1980
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The Caravans (feat. Shirley Caesar)
Recording, 1964
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Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley
Live, Virginia (Coeburn), 1970s (?)
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Aretha Franklin
Live (Albertina Walker’s home-going service), Chicago, 2010
(This last clip was originally posted on 10/24/10, shortly after Albertina Walker, the leader of the Caravans, passed away.)
The rock & roll mansion boasts a particularly spacious lunatic wing.
Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” live (TV broadcast), 1957
music clip of the day 