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roachboy · 09-25-2007, 07:30 AM

i did searches on a couple interlibrary databases and couldnt find anyplace that gets and archives that newspaper.
but it was a wire service story, so finding various fragments of the piece is easy enough--and there is a series of related pieces from within a few days of the article's appearance that canvass a much broader cross-section of african-american musicians (for the most part)--all of whom agree entirely with louis. i think there's one in the my times around 24 september 1957.
they are available online as .pdfs, which is why i didnt paste anything here.

your best bet would be to see about tracking down microfilm via interlibrary loan through an academic or good public library.

i just saw that you're in amsterdam.

these folk might be able to help:

http://www.iisg.nl/

and it'd be easiest if they could....if not, let me know and i'll see what i can come up with. it'll take a little while tho.

09-25-2007, 07:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	i did searches on a couple interlibrary databases and couldnt find anyplace that gets and archives that newspaper. but it was a wire service story, so finding various fragments of the piece is easy enough--and there is a series of related pieces from within a few days of the article's appearance that canvass a much broader cross-section of african-american musicians (for the most part)--all of whom agree entirely with louis. i think there's one in the my times around 24 september 1957. they are available online as .pdfs, which is why i didnt paste anything here. your best bet would be to see about tracking down microfilm via interlibrary loan through an academic or good public library. i just saw that you're in amsterdam. these folk might be able to help: http://www.iisg.nl/ and it'd be easiest if they could....if not, let me know and i'll see what i can come up with. it'll take a little while tho. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 09-25-2007 at 07:35 AM..