re: this song…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Minutes_(Bonzo_Goes_to_Washington_song)
https://youtu.be/h3CUHnUsk8M?t=10s
re: this song…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Minutes_(Bonzo_Goes_to_Washington_song)
https://youtu.be/h3CUHnUsk8M?t=10s
‘In September 1984, Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti found himself in a familiar position: under arrest.
…When it came to Fela Kuti, democratic principles didn’t seem get in Buhari’s way 30 years ago. Buhari’s government was behind Kuti’s arrest, and the singer was quickly sentenced to five years amid allegations reported by Amnesty International that witnesses were prevented from testifying on his behalf. There were even reports that the judge who sentenced Kuti later apologized to him….’
Muhammadu Buhari vs. Fela Kuti: Nigeria’s new president-elect once jailed a music icon – The Washington Post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR2gR6SZC2M
‘…Sister Rosetta Tharpe is celebrated as gospel music’s first superstar, the godmother of rock and roll, “the original soul sister.” No better way to celebrate her spirit and legacy than with her legendary, electrifying 1964 live performance of “Didn’t It Rain” at the Manchester UK train station, complete with her iconic white coat and electric guitar….’
via The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Live in Manchester, 1964
Bob Dylan @ Grammys 2015:
‘…Johnny Cash recorded some of my songs early on, too, up in about ’63, when he was all skin and bones. He traveled long, he traveled hard, but he was a hero of mine. I heard many of his songs growing up. I knew them better than I knew my own. “Big River,” “I Walk the Line.”
“How high’s the water, Mama?” I wrote “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” with that song reverberating inside my head. I still ask, “How high is the water, mama?” Johnny was an intense character. And he saw that people were putting me down playing electric music, and he posted letters to magazines scolding people, telling them to shut up and let him sing.
In Johnny Cash’s world — hardcore Southern drama — that kind of thing didn’t exist. Nobody told anybody what to sing or what not to sing. They just didn’t do that kind of thing. I’m always going to thank him for that. Johnny Cash was a giant of a man, the man in black. And I’ll always cherish the friendship we had until the day there is no more days…’
via Grammys 2015: Transcript of Bob Dylan’s MusiCares Person of Year speech – LA Times.