She was really an ugly woman... but when she opened her mouth - that was it! You forgot everything. She knew how to sing those blues, and she got right into your heart. What a personality she had. One of the greatest of all singers - Champion Jack Dupree quoted in Ma Rainey and The Classic Blues Singers, Derrick Stewart-Baxter
Congratulations to blues camper Gary Davis, who was named humanitarian of the year by the California School Employees Association while he was away at camp last week:
"The William P. Schwartz Humanitarian of the Year recognition went to Gary Davis of Sunnyvale"
Very cool, it was good to see Gary after so many years being absent from the workshop. Through our conversations I got the clear impression that he is really dedicated to the kids that he serves in his capacity in the school system.
I don't have his email address, so please pass on my congratulations!