Here I went lamenting how underappreciated Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup is and came to find out that the commonwealth of Virginia plans to honor him. With a highway historic marker, but hey, it’s better than the current nothing. I think this is what folks call “manifesting” which is a hyper-realistic and super non-toxic life philosophy that I’ll have to mansplain more tediously in a future post.
Mr. Lauterbach!!! I interviewed you for radio many, many years ago - I believe before a talk you gave in Indy, but believe it or not, I first learned about Indiana Avenue from The Chitlin Circuit, which I read while we still lived in Savannah. Now, here I still am - I am now the local Morning Edition host for the NPR station here. I am glad I found you here, as I had hoped to talk to you briefly for a piece I am working on about plans that were just announced for a new Black rock and roll festival that will be in Indy in the Spring of '24. I would like to incorporate The Avenue's rock and roll history into the piece, if you'd like to chat about that for a few. Thanks for everything you have done to remind us where the music really came from!
Mr. Lauterbach!!! I interviewed you for radio many, many years ago - I believe before a talk you gave in Indy, but believe it or not, I first learned about Indiana Avenue from The Chitlin Circuit, which I read while we still lived in Savannah. Now, here I still am - I am now the local Morning Edition host for the NPR station here. I am glad I found you here, as I had hoped to talk to you briefly for a piece I am working on about plans that were just announced for a new Black rock and roll festival that will be in Indy in the Spring of '24. I would like to incorporate The Avenue's rock and roll history into the piece, if you'd like to chat about that for a few. Thanks for everything you have done to remind us where the music really came from!
Looking forward to the book. Loved Chitlin' Circuit. The Blind Boys have a new album coming out 8 Sept. on Single Lock for those that don't know. https://www.singlelock.com/news/2023/6/13/a-brand-new-blind-boys-of-alabama-record-out-august-25