Friday, 5 March 2010

EVENSONG, MR BIG BILL BROONZY, THE GLORY OF LOVE.

An interesting aspect of Uncle Sam's cultural history is that one of its most influential components was segregated from decent white klan members; many of its most globally significant artists were, in our lifetimes, segregated at best, tarred and feathered, gelded and lynched, at worst; Big Bill managed to avoid that.

He used to say he didn't worry too much if a string was out of tune, he'd just bend it back in when he played it. Maybe he just bent himself, too, to the polite semi-tone required to make a living entertaining white folks in England, who knows - If you's black, oh brother, get back, get back, get back. This one is in a lighter shade of blue.
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