Who I want?

- Skye Blue (TBlueS)
- Athena (World)
- Swerve (World)
- Infantry (Tag/Trios)
- Bowens (TNT/National)

It's Black History Month and, no matter what Nicholas Payton tells you, our general knowledge of BAM is sad and limited. I have been writing about this music for 40 years, and the first thing to understand is that Black Music is more than tblues, it's minstrel pop songs, vaudeville tunes, and more.

If I had my way
I'd leave here today I move in a hurry ...

Tracy Nelson
Heading up #MotherEarth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Ao...
From #TracyNelsonMotherEarth (1972) - a fine version of the fine original from #BobbyCharles - there's another fine take on #TBlues from #DougSahm and one from #MercuryRev