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Quotation of the Day for November 13, 2011And there is a story that Dave Van Ronk told me, about going to a blues festival up in New England. He arrived late, and didn't know who else was on the bill. And he finished his set with a version of "Hoochie Coochie Man," which he did - you know, full macho performance, shouting, you know, the whole bit. And he walked off stage and there was Muddy Waters, who had originally done the song. And Dave sort of, you know, cringed. But Muddy went over to him and said, "That was very nice, son." Then he paused, and said, "But you know - that's supposed to be a funny song." - Elijah Wald, author of Escaping the Delta, an iconoclastic examination of blues traditions. [http://www.afropop.org/multi/interview/ID/66] Submitted by: Terry Labach Nov. 2, 2011  |
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