blues

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Blues by Elizabeth Alexander / Jean Mannheim

Posted by Carmen Lobo✔ ⋅ December 3, 2017 ⋅ Leave a comment

I am lazy, the laziest girl in the world. I sleep during the day when I want to, ‘til my face is creased and swollen, ‘til my lips are dry and hot. I eat as I please: cookies and milk after lunch, butter and sour cream on my baked potato, foods that slothful people eat, … Continue reading →

King of the Blues: Riley B. King (BB King)

Posted by Carmen Lobo✔ ⋅ May 15, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” ― B.B. King Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925, on a cotton plantation near the town of Itta Bena, Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers Albert and Nora Ella King.] He considered the nearby city of Indianola, Mississippi to be his … Continue reading →