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Two Strangers On A Train, Me and Another Kid Named Elvis Presley
by Mort Weiss
Elvis Aaron Presley. I spent most of a day and night with the cat, back in March or April 1956. Me? I was stationed at Fort Riley Kansas in the 1st Infantry Division--the Big Red One--and was going home to Los Angeles, California on leave, by train.Most folks weren't using airplanes back in that ...
On White Guys Playing The Blues, and Benny Goodman Practicing Nude
by Mort Weiss
Yes, I drank muddy water--and slept in a hollow log! Um, hmm! I said that I steady drank muddy water, and slept in a hollow log. Ah huh! An' all I wanna do is tell my story on dis here music blog. Oh, yeah!The blues. If you can't play them, you ain't never had ...
The State of Jazz, Coltrane Clones, and the Noose of Technology
by Mort Weiss
Some thoughts and comments--bound to piss some people off and others smile. Do I feel that I am an expert on what I'm about to say? The answer is a resounding yes! Onward.I'm not overjoyed that my parents gave me a clarinet to play. If it had been damn near any other instrument, I ...
