If Bernice Johnson Reagon had a dime for every time I quoted her in my three plus decades teaching Black Studies, she would have died a rich woman. Towering figure.
Great job, Charles! For many years, I held Sweet Honey in the Rock as one of my five greatest live performers alive - along with Ornette Coleman, Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, and David Murray. I think I saw them 17 times - they used to play three shows every time they hit St. Louis, and I did not miss any. You point out Bernice Johnson Reagon's many contributions even beyond just the brilliance of her magnificent group. I'd forgotten that solo album - I wonder if I still have it somewhere.
If Bernice Johnson Reagon had a dime for every time I quoted her in my three plus decades teaching Black Studies, she would have died a rich woman. Towering figure.
Great job, Charles! For many years, I held Sweet Honey in the Rock as one of my five greatest live performers alive - along with Ornette Coleman, Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, and David Murray. I think I saw them 17 times - they used to play three shows every time they hit St. Louis, and I did not miss any. You point out Bernice Johnson Reagon's many contributions even beyond just the brilliance of her magnificent group. I'd forgotten that solo album - I wonder if I still have it somewhere.
Thanks so much, Steve! I only got to see Sweet Honey In The Rock once, but it was astonishing.