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Post by earleg on Mar 19, 2020 15:02:22 GMT -5
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Post by earleg on Mar 19, 2020 15:07:47 GMT -5
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Post by jbone on Mar 19, 2020 22:37:16 GMT -5
So man, he wins a Grammy and life doesn't change at all, an he passes 2 years later. I guess in '67 there was not much support for the less fortunate musicians on the scene.
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Post by whitefang on Mar 20, 2020 9:19:12 GMT -5
I'm just wondering what significance Ear felt this 50 years ago death had now.... Whitefang
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Post by earleg on Mar 20, 2020 15:35:01 GMT -5
I'm just wondering what significance Ear felt this 50 years ago death had now.... Whitefang Actually not posted for significance just that it is an interesting story in that he got a grammy for the LP but seemed nothing else changed too much if at all after. He remained obscure pretty much beyond the city limits. Apparently Cortelia was okay with that. The album sold around 1000 copies so there was probably little or no royalty there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortelia_ClarkWe have a city historical newspaper "The Nashville Retrospect" and the recent issue had the original article from 1967.
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Post by jbone on Mar 21, 2020 9:17:32 GMT -5
There are 10 good musicians per square mile everyplace. At least Mr. Clark got a bit of recognition for his gift. Sounds to me like he was an outgoing and caring guy who was known locally at least.
We are- and we know more- fine musicians in our respective areas than could ever grace the airwaves. Music is a gateway between me and my neighbors. I get to connect with folks I never met and they in turn get to have some joy or stimulus or relating points with me.
There was a local guy in Denton Tx. years ago, Pops Carter. Black man who'd grown up poor in Alabama. Along the way he aspired to be a tap dancer until his knees gave out. He took up singing and fronted The Funk Monsters for a couple of decades in Denton. They didn't get out of town much but he was king on the scene for years. He was at every jam and open mic he could get to and embraced new guys like me back then with open arms and heart. He wore 3 piece suits with chains and rings and shined boots every time I ever saw him, and often had a fancy walking stick as well. He was one of the first who invited me to sit in with the band at an actual gig in the early 90's. His guitarist had other ideas and I ended up sitting that one out. But later on we shared stages and Pops kind of adopted me as his favorite harp player. Even later when pops' star was faded- Funk Monsters gone their ways and Pops getting up in years- I made sure to have him out to do a set with my guys when I could. We shared vocals on some stuff in that later era and those are moments I'll always remember. I was living 6 hours away then but when I'd get back to Denton for a gig there I'd try and look him up. For a long time Pops was a celebrity in Denton but he rarely made a dime. He asked me early to put a band together to back him at a Habitat for Humanity benefit, a challenge I met with shall we say zeal. These days Pops has been gone for 10 years or so and they have an annual Pops Carter Fest in Denton.
You never know who's a real deal icon.
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Post by whitefang on Mar 21, 2020 9:20:44 GMT -5
Well, it proves that the grammys sometimes gets it right. His award obviously wasn't based on record sales or culture popularity, but likely for the music made, which is what I always figured the award was MEANT to signify. But in the last decade or so it didn't seem like that was often the case. Whitefang
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