SUZAN-LORI PARKS: The Songs From Getting Mother's Body

Suzan-lori Parks

The Songs From Getting Mother's Body

© 2004 BLUES FIDELITY™ (634479845420)

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This Pulitzer prize-winning writer presents songs from her novel that explore the characters of her story. She is accompanied by her husband blues musician Paul Oscher on guitar,harmonica and piano.

tracks

1 Willa Mae's Blues
2 Digging Ditches By the Road
3 Promise Land
4 Lucky Day
5 Big Hole Blues
6 Deep Down in This Hole
7 I'm Here
8 Hatchet Tree Blues
9 Wise Up Child
10 Long Road Long
11 Don't the Great Wheel Keep Rolling Along

notes

suzan-lori parks is a novelist, playright, songwriter, and screenwriter. she was the recipient of the 2002 pulitzer prize for drama for her play topdog/underdog starring mos def and jeffrey wright.

this cd contains the songs from her new best selling novel published by random house "getting mother's body" the songs appear in the book in lyric form only, they are songs written for the characters in the book to sing. the book is about a black family in texas in the 60's who travel to arizona to dig up the grave of willa mae bead, in which, they believe is buried treasure.

Check out her novel "Getting Mothers Body" and her other written works all available at Amazon.com!!!

on her book tour suzan-lori brought her guitar with her and sang some of these songs at her book readings. her performances were very well received and everybody wanted to know when she planned to put her cd out. here it is.

the cd is a mixture of blues and jazz. she sings some songs accapella and some with the guitar, harmonica and piano. she is accompanied by her husband, blues musician paul oscher.

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  • author: Willie 'Bluesboy' Strandberg

    This disc was a great surprise to me. The vocals were truly down home and heartfelt. The guitar/harmonica back-up is the real deal, too; how deep blues should sound. This is a real gem, and should be distributed commercially. A joy to listen to ... I only wish it were longer. Thank you for making it available to us! Willie

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