Hello Fellows!
If you’re looking for something to read as you travel to your spring break adventures, we suggest “Holding the Note: Is the guitarist and singer Buddy Guy the last bluesman?” by David Remnick, the editor of the New Yorker. It resonates perfectly with our conversations about the Great Migration and, particularly, our discussion with Dr. Love on the blues. References to Robert Johnson, “blue notes,” the pull of migration, segregation, fathers and sons, the three chords (the one, the four, and the five) and the twelve bars … it’s all here!
Have a glorious break, fellows! We look forward to hearing all about it when you return.
Best,
Dr. Cheever & Dr. Drell