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Andy Cohen
Friday, May 13 at 7pm
What I do mostly any more, is a sort of Country Blues 101. It¹s broader than that, of course, covering material from before the twenties to about the fifties, and ranging over the several states to which Memphis is adjacent. I grew up during the Sixties Revival in Massachusetts, but I¹m a Southern boy at heart. I made a point of acquainting myself with all the blues players I could, on record and in person. In my shows, I do material by Rev. Davis, John Hurt, Big Bill, Gus Cannon, Frank Stokes, Memphis Minnie, Bukka White, Barbecue Bob, Charlie Patton, Ted Bogan, Henry Spaulding, or any of a hundred other blues people.
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The Dolceola
A major purveyor of what historians call the "Social" Gospel (think of Dr. King) was Washington Phillips. He made 78¹s back in the twenties, playing on a *pair* of zitherform contraptions called Celestephones. I play his music and a good deal more on a Schroeder-sized grand piano called a Dolceola, made in 1905. Carry it everywhere with me, wouldn't leave home without it.
Check out some of Andy's music
Andy Cohen will perform on Friday, May 13 at
7 pm,
at the Cowan Center for the Arts.
Advance tickets are $8.00, and available at Cowan Cafe and Sernicola's in Cowan.
$10 at the door. |
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