R.I. P. Willie King: The Blues Liberator

Alabama's greatest bluesman is dead. If you've never heard of Willie King and the Liberators, you've been missing out on a good thing. Discovering his music and his message was one of life's great pleasures for me.

For anyone who wants to help with funeral expenses and to create a historic marker celebrating Willie King's life and works, here's an address;

Willie King Memorial Fund
c/o West Alabama Bank
Attention Tammy
PO Box 406
Aliceville AL 35442

Off On A Comet

Science reporting in an Associated Press article on Comet Lulin apparently can't pass the sixth grade smell test.

Rolling Out Their New Spring Roster

Whatever fee the Washington Speakers Bureau charges to hear this guy speak, it's a bargain -- compared to what it cost us over the past eight years to hear him for free.

Northwest Pianorama Live on CBC

You can listen to Northwest Pianorama's performance at the 2008 Edmonton LaBatt Blues Festival Live on CBC.

The amazing Ann Rabson was filling in for D.K. Stewart that day. CBC producer Dan Cherwoniak took the photo -- see more of his shots by clicking on the link. Or see a really cool fan photo here.

Sun Ra Speaks

You got to watch these piano players from Alabama. Here's Sun Ra, as quoted in Graham Lock's fine book, Blutopia:

"The impossible attracts me, because everything possible has been done and the world didn't change.