When poets refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Pop Culture References
- Ragtime music originated by Scott Joplin
- "The Weary Blues" by Artie Matthews
- Lenox Avenue
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- "Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon": Cab Calloway, "Minnie the Moocher"
- "He made that poor piano moan with melody": Jelly Roll Morton, "Jelly Roll Blues"
- "He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool": Louis Armstrong, "Heebie Jeebies"
- "Coming from a black man's soul." John Lee Hooker, "Black Man Blues"
- "In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone": Paul Robeson, "Joe Hill"
- "Ain't got nobody in this world": Robert Johnson, "Love In Vain"
- "He slept like a rock or a man that's dead": Buddy Reed, "Blues for Mud"