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Tuli Kupferberg of The Fugs : Rock’s Inner City Shaman
Tuli Kupferberg. Image from The Poetry Project.Beat poet, humanist, political mystic, rock star:The Fugs’ Tuli Kupferberg dies at 86 Despite all my waspy-whitebread cultural upbringing I fell in love with this individual immediately, even though he was probably the ugliest … Continue reading
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Tagged Beat Generation, Carl R. Hultberg, New York City, Poets, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties, The Fugs, Tuli Kupferberg
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A Poet’s Legacy : No Rest for the Weary?
Image from Steve and Sara’s Photostream / Flickr.Edna St. Vincent Millay andThe profitability of charity By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 “Thou canst not move across the grassBut my quick eyes will see Thee … Continue reading
Susie Q and Oh Susanna : Riffing on Music About Women
Rick Nelson and James Burton. Image from theexpress-band.com.From Susanna to Suzie Q:Don’t you cry for me… By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / February 23, 2010 You can gauge the status of women from the music we like … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl R. Hultberg, Music, Racism, Rock 'n Roll, Rockabilly, Women
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Book Ends : Writers Salinger and Zinn Made a Difference
“The Man in the Books,” by Andre Martins de Barros / Found Shit.Two writers who changed us:J. D. Salinger and Howard ZinnBy Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / January 29, 2010 It is impossible to predict whose writing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alienation, American History, Authors, Books, Carl R. Hultberg, Deaths, Historians, Howard Zinn, J. D. Salinger, Literature, Political Activists, Writers
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Songbird Kate McGarrigle : Heart Like a Wheel
Kate McGarrigle. Photo from BeatCrave courtesy McGarrigles.comKate McGarrigle:The fading art of singing together “Some say the heart is just like a wheel, once you bend it, you just can’t mend it…” By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Carl R. Hultberg, Deaths, Entertainers, Folk Music, Kate McGarrigle, Music, Musicians, People, Singers, Songwriters
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Willie Mitchell and Mary Daly : Partners in Demise
Above, Willie Mitchell with his axe and, below, Mary Daly with hers (a labrys, a traditional symbol of the Goddess).Intertwined obit:Soul man and radical feminist leave the stage By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / January 17, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Carl R. Hultberg, Deaths, Feminism, Jazz, Lesbians, Musicians, People, Soul Music, Theology
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Rush Limbaugh : Get Well, Class Clown
Rush Limbaugh. From “Republican Clowns” / Daniel Kurtzman / Ask.com.Sick, sick, sick…Rush Limbaugh, Class ClownBy Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / December 31, 2009 There’s one in every classroom. Competing with the teacher for attention, cracking jokes, disrupting … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Carl R. Hultberg, Clowns, Education, Indigenous People, Public Schools, Republican, Right Wing Media, Rush Limbaugh
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Yes, Virginia : The Truth About Santa Claus
Does Santa exist? Coke thinks so.The truth about Santa Claus The hope of us all is not that children will finally learn that Santa Claus is not real but rather that adults will finally realize that he is very real. … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl R. Hultberg, Christianity, Christmas, Materialism, Religion, Ritual
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Liam Clancy : Putting the Irish in Folk
>Above, Liam Clancey. Below, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem:Irish music and the American folk scene By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / December 17, 2009 In the beginning it was William Clancy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Carl R. Hultberg, Culture, Deaths, Folk Music, Irish Music, Irish Republican Army, Music, Music History, Musicians
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Rocking New Hampshire : James Montgomery and J. Geils
James Montgomery, coiling and kicking. Photo from The Sun Chronicle.Rocking New Hampshire blues:James Montgomery and J. Geils at The Middle He rushes forward on stage like a ranting king exhorting the other players, filling in rhythm details with showy flashes … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Carl R. Hultberg, Music, Music History, New Hampshire, Rock 'n Roll
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RIP Bobby Keane : The Rise and Fall of a Music Man
Ritchie Valens, left, and Bob Keane, then president of Del-Fi Records, on TV show in Los Angeles, 1958. Photo from Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images.Musician and music biz progidy:The ill-starred life of Bobby Keane By Carl R. Hultberg / … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl R. Hultberg, Deaths, Jazz, Music, Music History, Music Producers, Musicians, People, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties
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