[Scott Joplin Piano Rags; Joshua Rifkin, piano; Nonesuch 79159 (1990)] Nichtdiesetone.blogspot.com/ Friday, November 27, 2009 “Someday I'll writeup what I'm sure will be a contentious piece about what makes Great Music, and whether there is such a thing at all. For now, I want share some brief thoughts about Scott Joplin , who was at once an extremely popular composer in his time...
[Photo of Charles Darden at Bonchoeur.blogspot.com] Charles Darden posted a comment today on “Darryl Taylor Offers Condolences On Passing of Composer Hale Smith”: “I will always remember Hale Smith's encouraging words and advice to me as a young black conductor. He also urged to write and perform 'Great Scott!' the story of the life of Scott Joplin, which I continue to perform....
The Recording Academy in the United States announced its newest additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame on November 25, adding 25 singles and albums to a list that now includes 851 titles. Inductees for 2010 range from 1923's "Dipper Mouth Blues" by King Oliver & His Jazz Band to 1977's "Birdland" by Weather Report.
This is an American celebration. That it was short lived, like a July 4th fireworks, is meaningless. It was a cosmic explosion. A transcendental experience. More than any Springsteen concoction, Joplin was born in the US of A. Port Arthur, Texas to be exact, daughter of a Texaco man, child of Thomas Jefferson High and Christ Church. Out of this red, white and blue soil came a weird outsider,...
PRESIDENT'S LOG:Me, myself or I? Unlike Janis Joplin, I’m driven to get the grammar right, insufferable pedant notwithstanding, writesFERDINAND VON PRONDZYNSKI
Here's a night shot I took at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, summer 1983. This cultural center opened in 1970 and is still going strong in 2009. Back in '83, I saw plenty of live music and a Janis Joplin film, packed with people. Sort of like an elaborate version of the Majestic Complex (including the Magic Stick) in Detroit, it's located not far from the International Youth Hostel at Lijnbaansgracht...
It did not take long for the area media to jump on the DUI arrest of Pittsburg State University football coach Chuck Broyles, once the story was broken" Pittsburg Morning Sun Joplin Globe story on arrest Joplin Globe story on Broyles statement Four States Home Page KZRG KOAM
Now that I have chastised the local media for running the usual Christmas shopping stories I will hypocritically provide one of my own: When I stopped by Hastings in joplin about an hour ago, I discovered all copies of my new book, Newspaper Days , had sold out (I checked, no one had hidden them; they were actually purchased). I supplied some more, so the book should be back on the shelves by...
... Jesus and is proof that "he's listening." [ link ] First of all, the image is of Janis Joplin, not Jesus. Second, when the Lord God Almighty reveals himself once again to us the unworthy here on earth, it ain't going to be on the underside of an iron. It will be like this: So clean the iron and put it away. You embarrass us.
... Bell (5/18/74, three weeks on chart). Maggie Bell, sometimes described as the British Janis Joplin, sang in the Glasgow group Stone the Crows. (If they’re remembered at all nowadays, it’s primarily for the on-stage electrocution death of guitarist Les Harvey in 1972.) After that, Atlantic signed her to a solo deal, and she spent a year preparing the album that became Queen of the Night ,...
... out of a Northside garage emerged a voice. Sounding like a mixture of Robert Plant and Janis Joplin, Erika Wennerstrom brought the Heartless Bastards to the forefront of the Cincinnati music scene with her vocal chords. It really didn’t matter what kind of music was behind her, Wennerstrom and her pipes would have eventually surfaced from the crowded Midwest music scene at some point. Of...
A Springfield trucking operation will close if it can’t reach a new deal with a long-time customer.In a notice to the state of Ohio, said it would shut down and eliminate 186 local jobs if truck maker doesn’t renew its contract, which is set to expire Dec. 31.The Joplin, Mo.-based trucking company is negotiating for a contract renewal or extension, but recently became aware that Navistar is...
A Dec. 28 preliminary hearing has been scheduled In Ottawa County, Oklahoma District Court for former Neosho High School band teacher Brian Rash, who is charged with rape. Rash was arraigned Tuesday. Rash, who also taught for a time in Joplin Catholic Schools, is charged with first degree rape, attempted first degree rape, four counts of rape by instrumentation, and two charges of lewd and indecent...
