Monthly Archives: January, 2009
Elvis Sings Amazing Grace
Pretty stellar stuff here — gospel with Elvis. His roots were deep in the gospel tradition, and his success was largely due to his ability to sing in “black” styles while being socially acceptable to the white audience of the day. Race has defined America in so many ways; this recording is well-suited to meditate [...]
Make Mine Freedom!
A rather excellent YouTube video, detailing the dangers of the “isms” and the wonders of American Freedom! The music within is pretty classic soundtrack music of the era — very influenced by the art music of the period, but also much more likely to be enjoyable to the ears of the audience. Have we lost [...]
