Wax Poetics Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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"One day, [Chris] Blackwell calls me and says, 'How’d you like to produce Bob Marley and the Wailers?'" -Danny Holloway @smokinvinyl, Wax Poetics, Issue 66 words: Dan Ubick @ConniePrice71 photo: Kim Gottlieb-Walker @Lenswoman https://t.co/eshuWko1uW https://t.co/U40qSJ7Zm1

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RIP, Syl Johnson. Losing the legends is never easy. From our archives, the 2010 Wax Poetics interview by Matt Rogers: https://t.co/iHfs9Z7a5H

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Superfly at 50. ​ ​The inside story of Curtis Mayfield’s masterpiece. Excerpted from Traveling Soul: The Life of Curtis Mayfield, by Todd Mayfield with Travis Atria. https://t.co/IodcM46bcT https://t.co/u06YLGkO3R

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Live now is a piece called Chamber Music, it is the Wu-Tang Clan's origin story, excerpted with permission from the book ​​From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga by S. H. Fernando Jr., published by Hachette Books https://t.co/8nIEgzP1lF

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Kingston's Alpha Boys School developed top-ranking musicians who created ska and the foundation of Jamaica's music. ​ ​Discover more about Jamaica’s musical incubator in Issue 3.  ​ ​Subscribe to secure yours. ​ ​By Heather Augustyn https://t.co/uAewzyYcSO https://t.co/7mr8IT2TkB

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The Dance of Revolution: Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s televised protest, the Jazz and People’s Movement, excerpted from John Kruth’s biography Bright Moments: The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, now out in its second edition by Jackalope Press. ​ https://t.co/tVLAGNTRHp https://t.co/Ofezrxfjds

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Kingston's Alpha Boys School developed top-ranking musicians who created ska and the foundation of Jamaica's music. ​ ​Discover more about Jamaica’s musical incubator in Issue 3.  ​ ​Subscribe to secure yours. ​ ​By Heather Augustyn https://t.co/uAewzyYcSO https://t.co/7mr8IT2TkB