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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

FROM MARGARET WALKER TO RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK: A GLANCE AT THE LESSER-KNOWN HEROES BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, & POPULARIZATION OF “LIZA JANE.”

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Publication info Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane , University Press of Mississippi, November 27, 2023. Available at UPM w...
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POOR GAL: THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF LITTLE LIZA JANE TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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  Publication info Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane , University Press of Mississippi, November 27, 2023. Available at UPM...
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Thursday, October 12, 2023

TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: FIVE NEARLY-FORGOTTEN SHAKERS THAT WILL DRIVE US PERFECTLY BLOTTO INTO EACH OTHER’S ARMS.

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The great Frankie Lee Sims Spanning a seven-year period from 1957 to 1964, these five shakers (all of which contain a ‘walk’) will move our...
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RUN LIKE FEMKE BOL.

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Sheer joy after a shocking comeback.   We begin this post, well, at the finish line. The setting is: the women’s 4x400-meter relay at the 20...
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Monday, September 4, 2023

HAVE MERCY BABY: TWO SHAKERS THAT WILL STOMP AWAY ALL THE PLEADIN' & LYIN'.

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  Behold “Pleadin’” (above) and “Don’t Lie to Me” (below). A singer & drummer named Mercy Baby aka Julius W. “Jimmy” Mullins recorded th...
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

KID THOMAS AND MAC REBENNACK REMIND US TO SWING MADLY WITH THESE BLISTERING SHAKERS FROM 1959.

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A young Mac Rebennack aka Dr. John Behold “Rockin’ This Joint To-Nite” and “Storm Warning” Both of these shakers will rattle your marbles ...
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Friday, July 14, 2023

YOU MAY WALK THE STREETS AT SUNDOWN LOOKING FOR (1) TROUBLE OR (2) A NEW SWEETIE PIE AFTER LISTENING TO THESE TORRID SHAKERS BY THE SCARLETS FROM 1959.

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  Behold “Park Avenue” (above) and “Stampede” (below), two instrumental shakers recorded in 1959 by The Scarlets, a group that would release...
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