Word: waller
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...achieve an atmosphere of barely controlled chaos within his music. He succeeded almost immediately. And to insure that success, he's kept his solo album band intact. The crudeness he achieves on record is as much studied as it is technical. And much of that crudeness stems from Mick Waller's drumming. Harsh and brazen, solid and simple, Waller is the backbone of the sound. To add to its crudity, the drums are mixed very prominently; when you hear a song, the drums while not completely separated on your stereo, are always very loud, and "up front" in the total...
...campaign was by no means a total loss for Mississippi blacks. For the first time, black candidates played an important role in Mississippi politics and their disappointing showing is likely to improve. Governor-elect William Waller broke the vituperative pattern of past elections, studiedly omitting racial references in his campaign rhetoric and emphasizing the need for harmony. After his defeat, Evers congratulated Waller for running a "clean campaign." The very fact of his candidacy, Evers said, shows how far blacks have come in Mississippi: "For me to be running for Governor in the state where my brother was killed...