The old-time spirit of The WIYOS mirrors that of the
medicine shows of the 1920’s and 30’s, when black
and white musical traditions mixed liberally and
genre distinctions didn’t exist between blues and
country, ragtime and gospel, or swing and hillbilly
music.
Anthony Tommasini’s Book Notes music playlist for his book Voice of a
Century
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"Perhaps because at my core I am a musician and a former performing pianist
who became a critic and author, I almost never listen to music when I’m
writing...
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