November 2015 - Page 2 of 2 - Paul Merry Blues and Rock.

The MNO of blues – AMERICA’S Gift Index: halfway stage
ByPaul Merry November 5, 2015

CHECK THE MNO Index of AMERICA’S Gift below Christopher Marlow: English playwright who greatly influenced Shakespeare The young guy above is Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlow, stabbed to death aged 29 in a London pub brawl in 1593. But why is he in AMERICA’s Gift? Well, it was Marlow’s play ‘The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus’ that kicked off…

Read More The MNO of blues – AMERICA’S Gift Index: halfway stage
The JKL of blues: 16 Johnsons, 7 Kings & a lotta London
ByPaul Merry November 3, 2015

The JKL Index to AMERICA’S Gift: The untold story of how blues evolved. I welcome any excuse to include a photograph of the great Lonnie Johnson. This shot must have been taken around 1925. Check those spats. According to the index of AMERICA’S Gift, Johnson is the blues’ most common surname, with King next (although two of these…

Read More The JKL of blues: 16 Johnsons, 7 Kings & a lotta London