Ma Rainey Truck
Feb 18, 2021 09:50:43 #
Thought some of you might like to see this truck being restored at Coker Tire in Chattanooga TN.
Feb 18, 2021 10:00:23 #
wow- as politically incorrect as you can get.
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
Feb 18, 2021 10:06:46 #
MSW wrote:
wow- as politically incorrect as you can get.
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
Well I know, and I haven’t any formal edumacation in these matters. I know simply cuz she’s waaaaay FAMOUS !
Whoever does not know her has been living under a rock.
Thank you for the pix :-)
Feb 18, 2021 10:11:07 #
Feb 18, 2021 10:39:11 #
Thanks for the kind comments. I know, not PC, but with the movie out there now seemed the time to post these. FWIW, if you are in the Chattanooga area, Honest Charlie/Coker Tire has a great car museum.
Feb 18, 2021 10:50:57 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
MSW wrote:
wow- as politically incorrect as you can get. . . .
No, a notable piece of Black American and musical history that should be preserved.
Stan
Feb 19, 2021 06:11:52 #
rustfarmer wrote:
Thought some of you might like to see this truck being restored at Coker Tire in Chattanooga TN.
Very nice images !!!!!
Feb 19, 2021 07:11:32 #
User ID wrote:
Well I know, and I haven’t any formal edumacation in these matters. I know simply cuz she’s waaaaay FAMOUS !
Whoever does not know her has been living under a rock.
Thank you for the pix :-)
Whoever does not know her has been living under a rock.
Thank you for the pix :-)
"Whoever does not know her has been living under a rock"
Ridiculous statement.
Feb 19, 2021 07:35:40 #
MSW wrote:
wow- as politically incorrect as you can get.
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
A film version of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is available on Netflix. I can’t speak to its accuracy but it should provide some insights into the woman and her place in history.
Feb 19, 2021 08:07:14 #
bbrown5154
Loc: Baltimore, MD
MSW wrote:
wow- as politically incorrect as you can get.
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
They do if they watched the Netflix movie thats streaming right now.
Feb 19, 2021 08:30:43 #
Feb 19, 2021 09:02:40 #
Feb 19, 2021 09:43:00 #
Thanks to everyone for the kind words. These shots were taken several years ago--long before the movie and I had not heard of Ma Rainey at that time.
Feb 19, 2021 11:23:35 #
MSW wrote:
wow- as politically incorrect as you can get.
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
do people still know who Ma Rainey really was, and what she did, or why we should put her on the list of some of the greatest musicians of the age?
I think the Netflix movie made a lot of people aware of her.
Feb 19, 2021 11:29:51 #
rustfarmer wrote:
Thanks to everyone for the kind words. These shots were taken several years ago--long before the movie and I had not heard of Ma Rainey at that time.
The movie is based on August Wilson’s play of the same name. It’s part of “The Pittsburgh Cycle”, a series of 10 plays about the African-American experience in a Pittsburgh neighborhood in the 20th century except for “Ma Rainey...” which takes place in Chicago.
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