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<\/strong><\/p>\n When we asked Cornelius Eady about Black History Month<\/strong>, he responded by sending us a cycle of songs \/ poems. Eight in all, Eady named the cycle “History Rhymes,” after the famous Mark Twain quote, “History never repeats itself, but it rhymes.”<\/p>\n Performed by the Cornelius Eady Trio, this cycle commemorates the injustices and wrongful deaths of many Black Americans. We have been sharing two a week the entire month of February. This, our third installment, begins with a song dedicated to the memory of Sandra Bland<\/strong>; the second recalls the “scary,” but transformational year of 2020 in America.<\/p>\n \u201cIn addition to being a major poet, Eady is among the most prolific and important contemporary American songwriters. Whether he is working with his eponymous trio, featuring top-rate guitarists Charlie Rauh and Lisa Liu, or accompanying himself on guitar or dulcimer, Eady is incessantly writing memorable songs that are tailored to our troubling times.\u201d —\u00a0\u00a0John Freeman, The Museum of Americana.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”3″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”2%||||false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#000000″][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/imagery.zoogletools.com\/u\/224634\/547d09ad662222d9d671fa092b62e7359813a612\/photo\/ce3-cover.jpg” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”2%|||2%|false|false”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”|||5%|false|false”]<\/p>\n National Book Award<\/strong>-winner and <\/span>Pulitzer Prize<\/strong>-nominated poet <\/span>Cornelius Eady<\/strong> has set his poetry to song with the <\/span>Cornelius Eady Trio<\/strong>. Eady’s songs tell the story of passing time, the Black-American experience and the Blues in the style of Folk & Americana music. Guitarists <\/span>Charlie Rauh<\/strong> and <\/span>Lisa Liu<\/strong> join Eady to create layered and graceful arrangements to bolster Eady’s adept craftsmanship as a songwriter, lyricist, and poet. <\/span>Cornelius Eady Trio<\/strong> has performed at Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, AWP Conference, Peabody Essex Museum, and Hill-Stead Museum and recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, TN.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Cornelius Eady<\/strong> so well captures the spirit of<\/span> RIFF–<\/em>and especially the topic of “Jam Session”–taking us beyond poetry, beyond music, and into that hallowed place of <\/span>meaning.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>(Eady’s music is) in the vein of Taj Mahal when he\u2019s at his metaphysical best, Keb\u2019 Mo\u2019 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custom_padding=”||18px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_5_text_color=”#543D00″ header_5_font_size=”25px” header_6_font=”|||on|||||” header_6_text_color=”#f4f4f4″ header_6_font_size=”12px” background_color=”rgba(163,108,36,0.6)” custom_margin=”-25%|1%|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”-15%||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”5%|5%|5%|5%|false|false” text_line_height_tablet=”1.2em” text_line_height_phone=”1.2em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” box_shadow_style=”preset6″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I got this ache in my heart<\/p>\n The state of Texas is my host<\/p>\n I got this hole in my soul<\/p>\n The State of Texas made me a ghost<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And my ghost howls<\/p>\n Woe<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now I\u2019m a wandering spirit<\/p>\n My body swings in my cell<\/p>\n When they cut this poor gal down<\/p>\n Who\u2019ll know how I got here?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And my ghost howls<\/p>\n Woe<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Maybe I died by my own hand<\/p>\n Maybe I died by hands unknown<\/p>\n Maybe I was dead<\/p>\n The moment I talked back<\/p>\n Maybe I was dead<\/p>\n \u2018fore I was born<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And my ghost howls<\/p>\n Woe<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Damn the cop<\/p>\n Who damned my black skin<\/p>\n Damn the judge<\/p>\n Who agreed with him<\/p>\n My name\u2019s Sandra Bland<\/p>\n I should be alive<\/p>\n Sass back in Texas<\/p>\n You commit \u201csuicide\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And my ghost howls<\/p>\n Woe.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Twilig(so<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” 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All those years<\/p>\n All that blood and tears<\/p>\n It\u2019s clouded now, but it\u2019ll pass by<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You think you\u2019re down<\/p>\n You\u2019re tougher than the dirt<\/p>\n You think you\u2019re out<\/p>\n You\u2019re stronger than the hurt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You think you\u2019re lost<\/p>\n But your feet\u2019s on the ground<\/p>\n That fog they taught you<\/p>\n Won\u2019t stick around<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tried to shoot you down<\/p>\n The buckshot missed your wing<\/p>\n They ain\u2019t got nothing<\/p>\n Can stop the song you sing<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hey, America<\/p>\n We\u2019re waiting on you<\/p>\n Say, America<\/p>\n What you gonna do?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All those years<\/p>\n All that blood and tears.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#dbdbdb” text_line_height=”1em” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#D6D6D6″ custom_margin=”4%|3%||2%|false|false” custom_padding=”7%|5%|7%|5%|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_horizontal=”17px” box_shadow_vertical=”27px”]<\/p>\n Cornelius Eady Trio<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Cornelius Eady: Vocal; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Charlie Rauh: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, Drums, & Percussion; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Lisa Liu: Electric Piano, Electric Organ, Elect & Acoustic Guitar; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Concetta Abbate: Violin.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Arranged by Rauh & Liu. <\/span><\/p>\n “Haint” mixed by Charlie Rauh and Lisa Liu.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Concetta Abbate, String Arrangement.<\/span><\/p>\n “It’ll Pass By” mixed by Lisa Liu.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Words and Music: Cornelius Eady<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 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Says Cornelius Eady:<\/h4>\n
“[Haint is] A re-recording of a single first recorded with Rough Magic. Sandra Bland, a black woman, was stopped for a broken tail light in Texas. She died three days later, hanged in her cell. She was arrested for asking ‘Why should I?’ when the cop ordered her to put out her cigarette while still sitting in her car. Another cop, commenting on the story on a cable news show, said while the story was sad, her arrest was justified, since talking back to the cop proved she was arrogant.”<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Learn more about Sandra Bland here.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n
“Walt Whitman was lying on his sick bed in Camden, NJ, and a biographer, about to leave, and noticing this hoped he\u2019d be feeling better soon. Whitman replied, ‘It is clouded now, hopefully, it\u2019ll pass by.’ A good way, I think, to wind up 2020, a very scary year.”<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Haint\u00a0\u00a0(TRIO VERSION)<\/span><\/h4>\n
Words and Music: Cornelius Eady<\/em><\/h6>\n
Listen to “Haint” here.<\/a><\/h5>\n
It’ll Pass By<\/h3>\n
\u00a0Words and Music: Cornelius Eady<\/h6>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt is clouded now, possibly, it\u2019ll pass by\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Listen to “It’ll Pass by” here.<\/a><\/h5>\n