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Was Keith ever offered a knighthood? Can't even imagine that. It would be funny if he did get considered and dissed the queen. He did voice his opinions on the subject in interviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR4mSkshCA8 10 famous people who turned down a knighthood: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29904/10-famous-people-who-turned-down-knighthood Whatever one might think of Keith Richards, he can be a funny guy: "I wouldn't let that family (the royals) near me with a sharp stick, let alone a sword."

I have the LPs.

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Was Keith ever offered a knighthood? Can't even imagine that.

Listened to it recently and it didn't do much for me. After reading your post, I'll have to give it another try.

If you're into New Orleans traditional jazz and have big bucks, you might consider one of these: http://pearaudio-analogue.com/products.html

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Here you go:

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Jimmy Bowen was smart enough to leave performing and became a successful (in terms of sales, anyway) producer.

Why does it look like LeBron has more hair now than he did a couple of years ago?

Happy Birthday!

Wow! Had no idea that he designed the cover for one of your books, John.

Great and very telling story, Mark.

We've all seen his album covers and book jackets. N.Y. Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/business/paul-bacon-91-whose-book-jackets-drew-readers-and-admirers-is-dead.html A four part interview: http://www.jazzwax.com/2010/07/interview-paul-bacon-part-1.html http://www.jazzwax.com/2010/07/interview-paul-bacon-part-2.html http://www.jazzwax.com/2010/07/interview-paul-bacon-part-3.html http://www.jazzwax.com/2010/07/interview-paul-bacon-part-4.html

Oh no!

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I have The Charles Moffett Family Vol. 1 and agree that it's an excellent record. I used to have one of the Japanese CDs - believe that it was Magic of Love, but I no longer have it - and felt that it didn't live up to that first LP. Vol. 1 deserves to be reissued, and it would be great to hear what other music exists from that time.

In my experience, the issue isn't one of effort or attention or ability. (Though there is that baby / bathwater problem that comes from institutional organs pushing bullshitted history early on.) It is more frequently an issue of whether or not an individual connection to "history" is even an option. Especially when history -- as a concept, as a discipline -- feels like little more than homicide. But all this is somewhat beyond the matter of the music at hand. Except, as I hear it, the music itself would seem to want to have this conversation, and maybe not for the sake of opening it up so much as sharpening it. It's complicated. As a teacher, you would have more experience with all of this than I. And I agree that it's complicated.

The People - perhaps not used all that much today, but there was a time when it was used as a means of gaining political power or to sell someone or something. I used to figure that anyone who talked about "the people" had no interest in individual persons.

I was saying that people in general make no effort to study and learn about what's happened before their time. Given that, you end up musically and culturally with stuff like this recording and other stuff that's out there. Maybe when people listen to Kamasi Washington, they go on to other things that are more worthwhile. Looking at the way things work, I doubt it. How many young people who listen to contemporary country music check out country music of earlier years? How many rap fans check out soul and early r&b? (Maybe the guys who create rap, so they can find out things to sample - but how many listeners?) How many indie rock fans check out early rock & roll? Or, on a wider scale, how many people check out histories of parties and candidates before they vote? Joe, as a teacher, you have to have hope about these kinds of things. Perhaps some of your hope will rub off on me.

Happy Birthday!

I dig it; nobody has to like this music. However, I would say that for some young African-Americans, what Washington et al. are offering enters the category of "history we didn't know we had and which, come to think of it, has actually been denied to us in some important ways." This isn't a nostalgia trip for them. The aspect of discovery here is real. Somewhat true. But if people made an effort to learn history (and it's out there - only denied if you haven't made an effort to seek it out), they wouldn't need this stuff.

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