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Two Strangers On A Train, Me and Another Kid Named Elvis Presley

by Mort Weiss
May 30, 2012

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 ...

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On White Guys Playing The Blues, and Benny Goodman Practicing Nude

by Mort Weiss
May 29, 2012

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 ...

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The State of Jazz, Coltrane Clones, and the Noose of Technology

by Mort Weiss
May 28, 2012

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 ...