I still need a new title for the blog. I replaced the subheading and the picture. The new photo is one I took in the 1970s of 10 Market Place in Baltimore. The building has been renovated and is now part of Rams Head Live.
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I attended the first Earth Day observation in Philadelphia. I remember that poet Allen Ginsberg and Ed Muskie were among the speakers. Muskie, who was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1968, was the favorite for the 1972 presidential nomination at that point. Redbone, a Native American band, performed.
Here are articles about it.
Blatantly partisan action by Republican majority court
Great name!
Dust-to-Digital released a collection called the Harry Smith B-Sides with the B-sides of the songs on The Anthology of American Folk Music. They excluded several racist songs.
For music archivists, a contemporary dilemma: Should racist songs from our past be heard today?
Current Republicans idolize Reagan. This is revisionist crap. He was awful. The first thread does a great job of reminding us about what he did.
“(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame” is best known as an Elvis Presley record but was first recorded by Del Shannon. Both versions were from 1961.
see the poll in the second tweet below
Apparently, he had been dead for a while – you would think they would have checked on him well in advance.
Sad! 