"Strange Fruit is one of the most influential songs of all time. It began as a poem in the late 1930s by Abel Meeropol, a schoolteacher troubled by a photograph of a lynched black man in the American south."
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- "May I be safe; may I be at peace; may I be filled with love; may I be free of all suffering"
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- Next month is the tenth anniversary of Andrew's death (3/26/04). In memorium, I am beginning this photo album.
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Bob Dylan: Modern Times
Incredibly, with over 40 albums, this is one of his best. Blues and ballads, lyrically deep and playful, played by his tight touring band, the more I listen the more I like it. (*****)
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