Are there any other works by Walter Mosley that have left an impression on you besides the ones you've mentioned in your Real Life Top 10 columns and of course RL's Dream? —BEN MERLISS I think that whenever a book by Walter has come along that gives me anything to write about I have. I've read all the Easy Rawlins books, but his post Watts riot 'Little Scarlet' stands out. The stories in 'The Awkward Black Man.' But I have written about those.
The Walter Mosley Omnibus merely collects the first three Easy Rawlins mysteries the names of which I believe you know. Your description of the cover was quite potent though. I’m sorry I didn’t clarify that earlier Mr. Marcus.
"What strikes me about this is how, apparently, the mere sight of drums and a keyboard are enough of a signifier to some in the crowd that they take it as their cue to go off, playing the hater as defender of the faith."
I've still never entirely got past the purist folkie reaction to electricity and rock & roll. I have to work at hearing reverent traditionalist folk music without a negative attitude. Love the Harry Smith box stuff but have trouble with Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, for instances.
Frank Sinatra used to include "Something" as part of his concert repertory in his later years. He was always sure to credit the songwriters for his classics (Now a song by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen...) But he'd always get the composer of "Something" wrong, crediting it to "John Lennon and Paul McCartney."
Bob Seger was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2004. But the Silver Bullet Band didn’t get in with him.
The Walter Mosley Omnibus merely collects the first three Easy Rawlins mysteries the names of which I believe you know. Your description of the cover was quite potent though. I’m sorry I didn’t clarify that earlier Mr. Marcus.
"What strikes me about this is how, apparently, the mere sight of drums and a keyboard are enough of a signifier to some in the crowd that they take it as their cue to go off, playing the hater as defender of the faith."
I've still never entirely got past the purist folkie reaction to electricity and rock & roll. I have to work at hearing reverent traditionalist folk music without a negative attitude. Love the Harry Smith box stuff but have trouble with Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, for instances.
"I am pretty sure that if you had “Eight Days a Week” playing while little kids were running around they’d love it." Yeah, kids get it!
Frank Sinatra used to include "Something" as part of his concert repertory in his later years. He was always sure to credit the songwriters for his classics (Now a song by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen...) But he'd always get the composer of "Something" wrong, crediting it to "John Lennon and Paul McCartney."