18.11.07

EatMo

EatMo (AKA- Louis Jordan), one of the musical pioneers often credited with inventing rock’n'roll. Before he died, over 30 years ago, he had put an indelible impression on jazz, swing, blues, rock and rap. And at a time when blacks listened to black musicians and whites listened to white musicians, Jordan was one of the first really successful “crossover” artists. His biggest hits were “G.I. Jive,” “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t?,” “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie,” “Let The Good Times Roll” (made famous by Ray Charles and Molly Hatchet), “Caldonia,” “Saturday Night Fish Fry,” “Ain’t That Just Like A Woman?,” but this one (from 1943 when he was still new in the recording biz, has always been my fave:



Ten books that shaped the world by Ismail Serageldin

Ismail Serageldin (current Alexandria Library Director) was asked to name the 10 most influential books in humanity and here he explains his choice.

Mark Dominus - Debugging the De Bruijn Sequence