Posted 11 Aug 2020 In Sunday’s New York Times, David Hajdu wrote that 100 years ago, Mamie Smith recorded a seminal blues hit, Crazy Blues, that gave voice to outrage at violence against Black Americans. “It established the blues as a popular art and prepared the way for a century of Black expression in the fiery core of American music.” A Song That Changed Music Forever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 12 Aug 2020 Very interesting article and well worth a read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 12 Aug 2020 Thanks, Brad. Hadju’s article is a good read. However, he does not touch upon the topic of who is the pianist on that session (whether Bradford or Willie the Lion Smith). After 100 years, it is still uncertain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 12 Aug 2020 Read this in The NY Times a few days ago. A very good article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 12 Aug 2020 That is so weird. A similar article by John Edward Hasse appeared in WSJ yesterday: https://www.wsj.com/articles/crazy-blues-transformed-american-music-11597174053 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 12 Aug 2020 (edited) This is John E. Hasse’s take. Published in the Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/crazy-blues-transformed-american-music-11597174053?st=ijcs0l1aj9ow6s0 EDIT: sorry, mjzee, I missed your post. Edited 12 Aug 2020 by EKE BBB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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