Word: organize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...desire for naturalism is deliciously expressed in a fragment from a huge Tree of Jesse, which probably decorated the first organ installed in St. Leonard's in the 16th century: David, dancing a jig before the Lord. Exuberance, indeed, was the most endearing characteristic of these relatively provincial Flemish masters. St. Leonard's carved altarpiece of the life of St. Anne-it stands 9 ft. high and contains more than 75 figures-is a virtuoso piece, designed to astonish. But through its mannered intricacies, the dumpy Flemish women and men are arguing and gesturing, holding towels for childbirth...
...sits down behind the organ and launches into a jazz-styled number called Do Your Own Thing. In the course of two hours he sings only six or seven pieces: long, intricate blends of soul, blues, rock, white pop and gospel, with titles like One Big Unhappy Family, I Stand Accused or Our Day Will Come! Then, tossing a handful of Isaac Hayes medallions to the crowd, he is gone, with no encores. The rite is over...
Hayes' most notable contribution to pop so far has been to introduce the "rap" into the top 40. While the organ holds a chord, Hayes talks for as much as ten minutes-or sermonizes, as in his preamble to Never Can Say Goodbye: "We as humans have a tendency to let two things run away from us: our pride and ego." At first the raps were a way to get nightclub audiences quiet. Then they became a bridge between white men's songs (Hayes' favorites: Glen Campbell and Burt Bacharach) and black audiences. Of his 18-minute...
Shevlin suffers from chronic kidney disease, an incurable type that necessitated the removal of the organ. Now, in order to prevent a fatal buildup of toxins in his blood, he must report to the university hospital three times a week for kidney dialysis, a six-hour cleansing process that enables him to survive until he can get a kidney transplant. Since his illness wiped out his small savings, Shevlin lives on welfare payments of $178 a month, while the State of California pays for most of the cost of his treatments -which amounts to $3,000 a month...
...stand up and take notice. And then of course there was always the classic "You Keep Me Hanging On", a hit so big that they were never able to duplicate it. The new arrangements were made long and drawn out by the liberal use of a screaming, powerful Hammond organ and a perhaps too heavy use of fuzz box and wah-wah pedal. The songs were full of three part vocal harmonies and surprising changes in rhythm. But most of all they were psychedelic...