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2001 Stories by Chris Morris

• High Water Blues

  published November 22, 2001

  The ancient, eternal blues of Charley Patton rise out of history and pierce the shadows with an astringent light. “I’m goin‘ away, to a wo... More >>

• Into the Next Sun

  published November 1, 2001

  At my office recently, a colleague in the adjoining cubicle who harbors a fondness for the Brothers Gallagher overheard me spinning a new album... More >>

• Cagey Cretins

  published August 9, 2001

  Sandy Speiser, © Sony Music Archives The Hit, the Umlaut: For many, they constitute the legacy of Blue Öyster Cult. The hit in... More >>

• Melting in the Rain

  published July 5, 2001

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• Into Africa

  published June 7, 2001

  “[A]s I see it,” Ryszard Kapus´cin´ski writes in Another Day of Life, “it‘s wrong to write about people without living through at l... More >>

• Top Jimmy, 1954–2001

  published May 31, 2001

  “Roadhouse Blues,” from the Doors’ 1970 album Morrison Hotel, was a tune covered with unique conviction by ... More >>

• Top Jimmy, 1954–2001

  published May 31, 2001

  “Roadhouse Blues,” from the Doors’ 1970 album Morrison Hotel, was a tune covered with unique conviction by Top Jimmy, who d... More >>

• Top Jimmy, 1954–2001

  published May 31, 2001

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• Bada Bing

  published March 29, 2001

  Recently, for reasons I needn’t go into here, I found myself in a recreation room adjacent to an RV park and nine-hole golf course i... More >>

• Rude Angel

  published February 22, 2001

  Lorette Velvette, who‘s fond of unusual covers, should maybe consider adding “Que Sera Sera” to her songbag. Given her point of view, ... More >>