This is a picture of famous jazz mistress Mary Lou Williams, as it appears in the magazine produced by Smithsonian Folkways titled the same. Please go check out
Smithsonian Folkways, which is a project produced entirely through the Smithsonian Institute and is all about documenting music of the people. I ordered a box set of early American folk and blues recordings, which the Smithsonian happened to have archived, about five or so years ago and it was the only background music we listened to the whole winter through. It was haunting and rich and sounded like old time crackling with vinyl and throaty back room soul in the low light. This sight is a music lovers requiem, a legitimate storehouse of dreams with sounds from virtually every movement and culture you can imagine. Absolutely awesome. HR.
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