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❤ Locust St. Songmasonry: After You've GoneMarion Harris (1918).The Versatile Four (1919).Bessie Smith (1927).Sophie Tucker (1927).The Charleston Chasers (1927).The California Ramblers (1927).Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers (1927).Red Nichols and His Five Pennies Read full post »
❤ Carnival Saloon Considering the wealth of music that's been made about chickens I'm a little surprised that Bob Dylan hasn't yet devoted a Theme Time Radio Hour to them. I've now emailed… Read full post »
❤ Star Maker Machine Randy Newman: Louisiana 1927 [purchase ]Several posts this week have already talked about avoiding the obvious song, and I often agree. But not in this case. The song is just… Read full post »
❤ Cover Lay Down Though my father hasn't missed it in decades, I haven't been able to attend the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival since I started teaching over a decade ago --… Read full post »
❤ anyone's guess nice piece in the ny times this morning, in anticipation of the upcoming new orleans jazz & heritage festival , on the added emotional resonance of the randy newman song… Read full post »
❤ WFMU's Beware of the Blog An important component of early jazz in New Orleans was the plentiful work for musicians on riverboats, as seen in a remarkable online exhibit from Tulane University's Hogan Jazz Archive… Read full post »
❤ Heart on a Stick [Note 1: These are long . No, seriously. I don't expect anyone to read any of it. But there are 33 mp3s in these two entries and, as they're pretty much… Read full post »
❤ Honey, Where You Been So Long If you are looking to donate to a charity this holiday season please consider The Music Maker Foundation - a charity located in North Carolina dedicated to helping blues musicians… Read full post »
❤ Visions and Revisions August 29th is the two year anniversary of one of the saddest and worst catastrophes the modern United States has ever faced. Days later, a city was left in ruin… Read full post »
❤ The Vinyl District I’ve been alive since thirty-four and I’ve sung every song since before the War Will the press of this music warp my soul till I’m wrinkled and gnarled and old… Read full post »
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