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Sunday, January 16, 2011

MLK

Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January, making it January 17th this year.  His actual birthday was yesterday, January 15th.  I thought I'd would split the difference and post a few musical reminders.

     First, the great Mahalia;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmR1YvfIGng

     And Malvina Reynolds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvC4xq32AX8

     With apologies to many of the current residents of Mississippi, here's Phil Ochs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IFbJU0VWhE

     I remember hearing the Staples Singers in the 1960's:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_b_jyRVRc

     I just like the fact that this song is now being sung by a sixth grade girl; to me, that gives it as power as when Joan Baez sang it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDPYyA4LM8A

      I was privileged to watch one of the last performances by Odetta.  Her voice rang true then as it did here in 1965:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW99bjzYojo:

     The man himself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VjiwPRilQc

     May his dreams come true...

3 comments:

  1. An excellent set of links (i grabbed that Staples link for a set of 1965 songs a while back)...hey, Jerry, since I don't have an email address for you, would you (or any of your readers) like to join an Tuesday's Overlooked Movies and Other A/V roundelay, starting tomorrow? As with the others of this sort, I hope to have a list of links up for all the participants in the morning...we'll see if the ice storms predicted will have anything to say about that...

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  2. I'll be there, Todd, although I should warn you it may be with the most un-PC movie ever made.

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  3. That's a Very high bar, Jerry. Looking forward to it.

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