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DIED. Johnny Jenkins, 67, acrobatic, left-handed blues guitarist who as a boy jammed with a guitar he made from a cigar box and rubber bands, then went on to deeply influence Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix; after a stroke; in Macon, Ga. As a gofer for the Pinetoppers, Jenkins' college-circuit ensemble, Redding drove the band to Memphis, Tenn., in 1962 to make a record for Stax Records, and during a lull sang These Arms of Mine. When the song became Redding's breakthrough hit, Jenkins, who feared flying, opted not to tour with the rising star. The flamboyant...
...DIED. Johnny Jenkins, 67, acrobatic, left-handed blues guitarist who as a boy jammed with a guitar he made from a cigar box and rubber bands, then went on to deeply influence Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix; after a stroke; in Macon, Ga. As a gofer for the Pinetoppers, Jenkins' college-circuit ensemble, Redding drove the band to Memphis, Tenn., in 1962 to make a record for Stax Records, and during a lull sang These Arms of Mine. When the song became Redding's breakthrough hit, Jenkins, who feared flying, opted not to tour with the rising star. The flamboyant...
DIED. Phil Walden, 66, brash impresario and co-founder of Capricorn Records, based in Macon, Ga., a label known during its 1970s heyday as the citadel of Southern rock; of cancer; in Atlanta. Intent on providing a haven for an array of blues, country and pop artists, the former manager for Otis Redding launched the Allman Brothers Band and popularized such acts as the Dixie Dregs, the Marshall Tucker Band and the Charlie Daniels Band...
...Homer were based on familiar legends and stories from the oral tradition, and the plays of Shakespeare were often adapted from literary sources. It's what you do with the material, and how you make it new, that counts. M. Thomas Inge Blackwell Professor of the Humanities Randolph-Macon College Ashland, Virginia...
...Homer were based on familiar legends and stories from the oral tradition, and the plays of Shakespeare were often adapted from literary sources. It's what you do with the material, and how you make it new, that counts. M. Thomas Inge, Blackwell Professor of the Humanities Randolph-Macon College Ashland, Virginia, U.S. Stargazing I was pleased to read about the third episode of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith [May 9]. When I was a little kid, how many times did I reach out for galaxies, planets and stars far, far away? There's no greater happiness than...