Fred McDowell in pyus pyxidis, 1972
All Night Menu
The corpse of Chief Spotted Elk (a/k/a Big Foot) at Wounded Knee, 1890.
Original caption: Photo shows Chief White Horse Eagle, 104 years old, a famed orator and 100% an American, as he appeared on an old style bicycle at the meeting of the breakfast club here. The breakfast club meeting was attended by Secretary of the Navy Wilbur.
Hollywood, California, 6 September 1926
The Deep River Boys sing “Shadrack,” 1941. Thank you James S.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantanamo Bay, July 2009.
In February the military allowed the Red Cross to begin photographing Guanatanamo prisoners, as part of its mission to monitor their treatment. Detainees are allowed to select two shots and the ICRC sends five prints to their families, along with personal messages.
“His show was the first place a young Chicano kid had to air his feelings, the first place you could say something and be heard,” said Ruben Molina, author of two books on Chicano music and American culture. “It was like an intercom where you could tell the world — our world — ‘I’m sorry’ or ‘I love so-and-so’ and everyone knew the next day.”
“At 84, Art Laboe’s an oldie but still a goodie,” Los Angeles Times, 12 November 2009
Cootie Williams, Central Ballroom, Harlem, 1950
