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Tuesday, 13 September 2005
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The last week has seen two music personalities leave us.
After making mention of the repeat of an interview with Clarence
"Frogman" Henry, and the fact that he survived the chaos of New Orleans, it is sad to note that he died over the weekend.
Also gone is RL Burnside, one of the last Delta blues
men. First recorded by Alan Lomax in the fifties, he made his first
commercial recording in 1967, but it wasn't until he was "discovered"
in the nineties by a pair of young producers of post-punk, hip-hop, and
sample based music that he achieved wider success. He recorded with Kid
Rock and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion among others. I have several
of his albums recorded from 1991 on. He was wonderful, and the modern
production techniques work well with his raw, real blues. He will be
sadly missed.
11:31:06 PM 
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A South Australian footballer is taking the unusual step of having one
of his fingers amputated to improve his playing prospects.
I know from family experience the kind of commitment you need for elite sport, so I kind of understand this.
[ABC News: Offbeat (with Mpeg1)]
8:44:32 AM
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© Copyright 2005 Peter Nixon.
Last update: 2/10/05; 8:13:02 AM.
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