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Re: [ARSCLIST] December issue of Black Grooves
Hi Brenda:
As usual, thanks for this great publication.
The feature on Carey Bell is great. One of the best blues shows I ever saw was Carey Bell and Tough
Luck, a small club in Ithaca NY, 1992. They were touring in support of this album:
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1025438&cart=643297556&BAB=E
Their versions of "Walkin' Throught the Park" and "Mellow Down Easy" made me feel like Little
Walter's ghost was in the room, maybe talking up a lady or picking a fight over by the bar. Carey
had his own style and it was great. The sound that night was heavy electric Chicago but with a great
lilt and swing to it, very evocative of the best Chess stuff. That show would rank among my 10
favorites.
-- Tom Fine
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] December issue of Black Grooves
The December issue of Black Grooves has now been posted at
www.blackgrooves.org.<http://blackgrooves.org/>
We're kicking off our holiday issue with a great feature on the history of gospel Christmas music
recordings by (fellow ARSC member) Bob Marovich, publisher of the Black Gospel Blog. For the first
time we're also featuring several documentaries and feature films that are not yet available on DVD
(put these on your "wish list"), including Honeydripper, a John Sayles film about the birth of rock
'n' roll starring Austin guitarist Gary Clark Jr., with appearances by Dr. Mable John, Keb Mo and
tenor saxophonist Eddie Shaw; Chasin' Gus' Ghost, a documentary on the history of jug band music
that traces its African American roots back to Louisville and Memphis; and Music is My Life,
Politics My Mistress, a documentary about Oscar Brown, Jr., Chicago's "High Priest of Hip." New DVD
releases include cELLAbration Live!, Smithsonian Folkways 50th anniversary tribute to Ella Jenkins,
the "First Lady of Children's Music," and Delmark's Gettin' Up, documenting the final live
performances of Chicago blues harpist Carey Bell, who died last May. Delmark has also just released
Messin' Around Blues, a CD of "enhanced pianola rolls" recorded in the late 1920s by Chicago boogie
woogie pianist Jimmy Blythe. Other CDs reviewed in this issue include the latest releases from R&B
songstress Angie Stone and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, plus the long-awaited U.S. edition of
Afro Strut by Detroit's Amp Fiddler. And for the hip hop fan on your holiday gift list, check out
the beautiful new coffee table book Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop.
That's it for this month- a happy holiday to all.
Brenda Nelson-Strauss
Archives of African American Music and Culture
Indiana University
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