A Song That Changed Music Forever

[Brad]

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

[Bluesnik]

Very interesting article and well worth a read.

[EKE BBB]

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.

 

[Peter Friedman]

Read this in The NY Times a few days ago. A very good article.

[mjzee]

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

[EKE BBB]

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