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- "Luther 'Captain Luke' Meyer: In his own words"
- Summary: A rich-voiced bluesman rediscovered by the Music Maker Relief Foundation remembers what it was like performing during the '50s and '60s in the informal 'drink houses' of Winston-Salem, NC.
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Review of 'Captain Luke' Meyer: In his own words
Transom Editors
Posted on March 02, 2004 at 12:11 PM
This is a noble portrait--and worth listening to for the music alone. Having grown up in Chicago the Blues was the enforced sountrack of my life--as soon as I had a say in what I listened to Blue was banished from the spectrum. BUT this piece leaves me thinking that was a big mistake. Captain Luke's singing is lyrical--his remembrances of the 50's and 60's music scene are compelling. And, like a great song, a world is revealed in about 4 minutes. This is perfect for "All Things Considered," a show about music, or the artistic process, and so on.--Chelsea Merz