Let's have one more from George Jones. Melba Montgomery was never very well-known outside the country music field, but it wasn't because she didn't have a great voice.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Steven Spielberg's "Obama"
Truthfully I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, it's really well done. On the other, it reminds me a little of George W. Bush making jokes about finding WMDs, which was also a bit of comedy performed at the White House Correspondents Dinner - the tone is so lighthearted it's kind of disorienting. But for what it's worth, here it is. H/t KL @ "By Ken Levine."
Sunday, April 28, 2013
George Jones - Good Year For the Roses
One more from Mr. Jones. I first heard this in Elvis Costello's version, and it's good, but the voice of George Jones is, well, phenomenal.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
George Jones - The Grand Tour
Looks like he's introduced here by his then-wife, Tammy Wynette. What a voice. RIP.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Krugman on Austerity and Economists
Professor K puts the pieces together.
What, after all, do people want from economic policy?....The average American is somewhat worried about budget deficits, which is no surprise given the constant barrage of deficit scare stories in the news media, but the wealthy, by a large majority, regard deficits as the most important problem we face. And how should the budget deficit be brought down? The wealthy favor cutting federal spending on health care and Social Security — that is, “entitlements” — while the public at large actually wants to see spending on those programs rise.
You get the idea: The austerity agenda looks a lot like a simple expression of upper-class preferences, wrapped in a facade of academic rigor. What the top 1 percent wants becomes what economic science says we must do.
What, after all, do people want from economic policy?....The average American is somewhat worried about budget deficits, which is no surprise given the constant barrage of deficit scare stories in the news media, but the wealthy, by a large majority, regard deficits as the most important problem we face. And how should the budget deficit be brought down? The wealthy favor cutting federal spending on health care and Social Security — that is, “entitlements” — while the public at large actually wants to see spending on those programs rise.
You get the idea: The austerity agenda looks a lot like a simple expression of upper-class preferences, wrapped in a facade of academic rigor. What the top 1 percent wants becomes what economic science says we must do.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Otis Spann - Half Ain't Been Told
Otis Spann departed this world on this date in 1970. He played piano for many years in the band of Muddy Waters, but also had a solo career. Here he displays both his piano-playing skills and his vocal ability.
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