Tag: Elijah Watson
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Boogie Down Productions, By All Means Necessary, 1988 on Jive
Second album from KRS-One under the Boogie Down Productions moniker, after the 1987 killing of Scott La Rock. Arguably the birth of socially conscious hip-hop, undeniably a key album in it. So, you’re a philosopher? Yes, I think very deeply In about four seconds, a teacher will begin to speak Let us begin, what, where,…
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Ray Charles, Ray Charles in Person, 1960 on Atlantic
Recorded live May 28th, 1959 at the WAOK fifth anniversary celebration, Herndon Stadium in Atlanta. Recorded from the audience, reportedly from a single microphone 100 feet from the stage. First time, according to sleeve notes from Zenas Sears, that “What I’d Say” and “Tell the Truth” were played in Atlanta. My copy is the Vinyl…