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[from amaah] Obituary: Isaac Hayes
Black Moses lives, Mr hot buttered soul himself has passed to the other side
[from amaah] Jimmy McGriff, 72; blues organist whose audience crossed musical lines
"Jimmy Smith is the jazz king on the organ, but when it comes to blues, I can do things where he can't touch me," McGriff once said. Amen. The funky bluesologist has passed away. Organs in Philadelphia will be crying for years to come.
[from amaah] Bobby Byrd R.I.P.
Bobby Byrd meant a lot more to James Brown than most people realized. It might even be said that without Bobby there would not have been a James Brown. After all, it was the Byrd family's sponsorship that enabled James to qualify for a paroled release fro
[from amaah] A Song for Lucien (for Jon Lucien 1942-2007)
"I would say that my sound is a romantic sound. It's water. It's ocean. It's tranquility." Jon Lucien's music, his rich Caribbean baritone and his cosmopolitan swagger were evidence of an always, already freedom.
