[bomp] Re: bomp-digest V2003 #1073

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In a message dated 2/4/2005 12:07:12 AM Central Standard Time,  
owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes:

Arnold  Shaw is kinda overlooked these days, but he did a few good ones,
>  especially his book on 52nd Street, originally called THE STREET 
> THAT  NEVER SLEPT,
> but now re-titled.  THE JAZZ AGE is also essential  to understanding where 
all
> those songs came from, it's about the  '20s.  (Arnold) Shaw did Rock 'n' 
Roll
> books  too.




You overlooked his best one, HONKERS & SHOUTERS. Lots of mistakes, but  still 
a worthwhile read, mainly because he spoke to quite a few now-deceased  R&B 
legends who didn't appear to have been interviewed a lot. (T-Bone Walker  and 
Louis Jordan come to mind.)

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