Thoughts on St. James Infirmary
A conjunction of two items leads to this week’s playlist:
- A thoughtful and well-researched article by Rob Walker on St. James Infirmary, the jazz standard known to most people from Louis Armstrong’s recording;
- An equally thoughtful and well-written article by Jonathan Lethem on art, appropriation, reuse, and plagiarism.
Let’s let the articles and songs speak for themselves, shall we?
- A.L. Lloyd & Alf Edwards — The Unfortunate Rake
- James ‘Iron Head’ Baker — St. James Hospital
- Alan Lomax — St. James Hospital
- Johnny Cash — Streets of Laredo
- Don Rigsby — Those Gambler’s Blues
- Louis Armstrong — St. James Infirmary
- Blind Willie McTell — Dying Crapshooter’s Blues
- Bob Dylan — Blind Willie McTell
- Eric Burdon & The Animals — St. James Infirmary
- The White Stripes — St. James Infirmary Blues
Note: all links will open in iTunes.
