The forever open and never answered question of can we and should we separate Art from the Artist, (as asked in our archived article Standing Between Art And The Artist 21st January 2021) is forever present although in the case of Chet Baker,
In addition to their specialty in Spanish music they have the interpretation of the traditional repertoire for piano duo, so in their recitals it is common to find works by living composers, with whom they work directly, such as A. Guinovart, A. García Abril, C. Garriga, R. Ashkenar, C. Díaz Pestano, M. Bonino, etc.
The I Can See Clearly Now album includes four original Marley compositions published by JAD: Guava Jelly, Comma Comma, You Poured Sugar On Me and the follow-up hit Stir It Up. A third hit single taken from the album was There Are More Questions Than Answers.
there are now over forty albums by these artists alone that, figuratively at least, have ´as first heard from Pete Benbow´ stamped on their covers.
We are not tasked to select the ironic bits over the sincere bits or vice versa because all of those things are overlaid and interwoven.
We make a mistake when we assume that the artist is forever linked to their art. It’s not a question of should we separate them but instead ask why do we continue to insist they were ever one thing to begin with? Doing so has led to some incredibly worrisome phenomena.
With the public’s help Write Out Loud wants to be equipped to enable, champion, inspire, and connect poets – and organisations and schools – no matter what happens during the pandemic, and continue that once it’s over.´
Look at the list of songwriters Linda Ronstadt has covered, and how much respect she has paid to their material. Then look again at the song titles just to remind yourself of her impeccable taste.
A lot of black people, especially those brought up in this country, it’s not that they know only about black culture. I know about Chaucer and Milton and Molière as well – you know twice as much, not half as much.´
what a wonderful world
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