MUSICAL GIANTS IN THE KEY OF C: The following is courtesy of South Pasadena-based singer, songwriter, and producer Joe Henry. We could not have said it better. “the convergence allowed by this date is most powerful, its significance mysterious and immeasurable; for it is the birthday of two of the greatest American musical innovators of my lifetime. “both hailing from the south east; both having grown up through gospel music and observant of folk traditions; both having been schooled in juke joint rhythm and blues in the earliest days of its invention; both having merged the sacred and the secular, the earthly and the transcendent, the heart and mind; both making use of a common vocabulary to expand the frame, to describe the bigger circle while drawing the smaller one; to speak the unspeakable. “both playing for all their worth something that, with no reference to particular genre distinctions or limitations, can only be called Soul Music. “they changed everything for you and for me. “happy birthday, john coltrane; happy birthday, ray charles.”
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:19:07 +0000
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