The Great Andrae Crouch has died. He injected more soul into gospel in the mid-’70s and his influence can be felt everywhere there is music today.
Very few artists have come and COMPLETELY changed the game, but Andrae Crouch was certainly one.
— Ricky Dillard (@rickydillard) January 9, 2015
From CNN: “Crouch was an innovator, a path-finder, a precursor in an industry noted for its conservative, often derivative approach to popular music,” Robert Darden wrote for Christianity Today. “He combined gospel and rock, flavored it with jazz and calypso as the mood struck him and the song called for it.”
Listen to the choir. It is a thing of beauty.
Andrae – RIP.
Under the heading of stupid articles we have this jewel from NYT. This is real breaking news on the relationship between George W Bush and Jeb Bush. Is Jeb going to run? Does GWB have the inside track? Do we care? Look, brothers are brothers. Some are really close and some aren’t. This article is a complete waste of electrons.
DSCC – I got a call from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee the other day. You know the pitch. “We need to fight hard to take back the Senate.” Yak, yak, yak. Guys, I’m so tired of Democrats running around in circles looking for a message, I could just spit. The core principles of the Democratic party have to be that we promote policies which benefit the average working American. It is that simple. Universal Healthcare. Living wage. Marriage equality. Strong Unions. Affordable high quality education. This isn’t rocket science but in this last election cycle Democrats were running away from President Obama and ObamaCare. They had no message for the most part, except vote for us because we ain’t them. Until the Democrats get their act together, they aren’t going to get any money from me. They (we) have to do better.
PTSD is a bear. We need better therapies. We need better access for those who can help. We need to remember that everyday Americans who are in traumatic events can have PTSD also. It is not just those who have been in the military.
The average American should benefit from lower oil prices.