Quilts and a Playlist

I’ve posted the playlist for Weeks 4 and 5 over at 8tracks – find it here. It starts with Robert Johnson and ends with the Temptations and Aretha. I guarantee you’ll enjoy it. We probably won’t get a chance to talk about it in class until Week 5 (October 12) but start listening anytime.

Jane pointed out on Wednesday the similarities between a quilt in one of Lawrence’s paintings and the quilts made at Gee’s Bend, Alabama, which were exhibited at the MFA in Boston in 2005. She’s right – and the quilts are beautiful! You’ll find the MFA exhibit link here and an NPR Talk of the Nation show about the same exhibit here.

The video is from T-Bone Walker, who did not make the cut on the playlist. I decided to limit the list to 12 songs, which made it impossible to include about a zillion artists who belong in all our ears. It was filmed in 1962, past T-Bones hit-making years, but he still has all his chops. An exceedingly influential guitarist – Chuck Berry would not have been possible without T-Bone Walker. Listen and enjoy!