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Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues
Jason Edward Harrington always had the blues in his blood, though mostly made manifest in somber displays of his ABCs, as opposed to lyrical arrangements of A-A-B. Three years ago, however, he began to fully explore his bluesy heritage as the son of Chicago bluesman Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater. He shares the fruits of that musical journey, along with other things pertaining to the blue note, here.
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August 13, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: From Cow Cow Davenport to Stovepipe No. 1: On the Improbable Colorfulness of the Blues Moniker
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July 22, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: MFA Blues
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April 30, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Impressions of Chicago, 1997, Part II
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April 12, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Impressions of Chicago, 1997, Part I
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March 21, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Impressions of Chicago, 1950
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March 11, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Black Orphans and Laugh Tracks, Part II
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February 12, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Black Orphans and Laugh Tracks, Part I
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February 7, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: You’re No Huey Lewis, Daddy: A Very Brief History of the Blues as Popular Music
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January 24, 2013Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Ode to Leroy Brown
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December 21, 2012Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Pledge of Allegiance Got Me Worried
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November 20, 2012Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Nighttime Blues, Nuclear Display
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October 12, 2012Going Where the Southern Cross the Dog: A Column About the Blues: Like Cusack Crying In the Rain
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