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Re: more on "play it like a piano"

Posted by Ari Eisinger on February 7, 2004, 12:33 pm, in reply to "more on "play it like a piano""
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Note that Blake also uses "boy" to refer to himself quite often as in "Play that thing, boy. Play it low and lonesome" and the like on his solo recordings. It's not easy to be sure, but I don't get the sense that when Blake said "boy" it was the kind of insult it is these days when a white person says it to a black person.
By the way, I think that "shah" is "sharp".
--Previous Message--
: I agree with what's been said, but in the case
: of Blake I think additionally he uses a lot
: of stereotypical piano licks. For instance
: in the boogie woogie beginning of the solo in
: Police Dog Blues that follows the line
: "she didn't like my kind." Or that
: phenomenal little figure in Seaboard Stomp at
: about 2:26.
: I think maybe he did a bit of good-natured
: championing of guitar vs. piano, for instance
: again in Seaboard Stomp where he refers to
: the "piano shah" as
: "boy."
: I remember seeing an old ad for Blake on the
: web which emphasises his "piano sounding
: guitar." I noticed the other day that
: in the famous photograph of him, he is
: sitting on a piano bench. I like to think
: that was an intentional comment and not just
: what the photographer happened to have on
: hand.
: Peace out.
:

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Re: more on "play it like a piano" - Will February 7, 2004, 12:50 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Note that Blake also uses "boy" to : refer to himself quite often as in : "Play that thing, boy. Play it low and : lonesome" and the like on his solo : recordings. It's not easy to be sure, but I : don't get the sense that when Blake said : "boy" it was the kind of insult it : is these days when a white person says it to : a black person. : : By the way, I think that "shah" is : "sharp". : : --Previous Message-- : I agree with what's been said, but in the : case : of Blake I think additionally he uses a lot : of stereotypical piano licks. For instance : in the boogie woogie beginning of the solo : in : Police Dog Blues that follows the line : "she didn't like my kind." Or : that : phenomenal little figure in Seaboard Stomp : at : about 2:26. : I think maybe he did a bit of good-natured : championing of guitar vs. piano, for : instance : again in Seaboard Stomp where he refers to : the "piano shah" as : "boy." : I remember seeing an old ad for Blake on the : web which emphasises his "piano : sounding : guitar." I noticed the other day that : in the famous photograph of him, he is : sitting on a piano bench. I like to think : that was an intentional comment and not just : what the photographer happened to have on : hand. : Peace out. : : :

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