tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9607677.post1784588705742203585..comments2023-07-18T11:57:06.214-04:00Comments on Fumbling Toward Divinity: 'I'm Glad There Is You'Craig Hickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17336837289054015211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9607677.post-77377714006943996612008-05-19T14:53:00.000-04:002008-05-19T14:53:00.000-04:00Speaking of people who don't get their props, yest...Speaking of people who don't get their props, yesterday was Big Joe Turner's birthday; and I was in a coffee shop with a bunch of folks, including musicians, who were bragging about a couple of white groups, mainly a group called Haley and the Comets. I went off on this white boy who was bragging about this group and, later, the black musicians there who didn't call him on it. It was a group thatMac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9607677.post-52874636302689489142008-05-18T20:34:00.000-04:002008-05-18T20:34:00.000-04:00macdaddy,It is puzzling. She had some serious atti...macdaddy,<BR/><BR/>It is puzzling. She had some serious attitude to back up all that talent. <BR/><BR/>She was just overshadowed by her contemporaries, probably because she didn't have the glamor.Craig Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336837289054015211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9607677.post-73292844930189730372008-05-18T17:12:00.000-04:002008-05-18T17:12:00.000-04:00Craig: I consider myself to be knowledgeable about...Craig: I consider myself to be knowledgeable about black music. But I can't understand why she hasn't gotten anywhere near the props she deserves. In terms of talent, respect from the critics, she's got it. It's puzzling to me.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9607677.post-80497375292777434152008-05-18T16:09:00.000-04:002008-05-18T16:09:00.000-04:00Ah yes... one of the grand ladies of jazz... I mis...Ah yes... one of the grand ladies of jazz... I miss her almost as much as I miss Shirley Horn... I was able to see Shirley in one of her last performances in SF... "I'm Glad there was Carmen... and Shirley...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com