Brad Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Very interesting article and well worth a read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Read this in The NY Times a few days ago. A very good article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 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 August 12, 2020 by EKE BBB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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