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Evelyn Knight: purveyer of happiness
03/13/09
Music lovers will understand when I say that there are few feelings as delightful as discovering great music.
Whenever that happens, I immediately want to share my good fortune. Sharing has always been problematic for me, however, as nobody within a 15-mile radius from my home shares my taste in Cuban, Classical, Soul, Blues, and now, pre-Rock popular music.
Or, it was difficult. I can now bypass my neighbors and find community with you, the dwellers of cyberspace.
My latest find is Evelyn Knight. I found her on the forties channel (4 on both XM and Sirius). Evelyn Knight has a wonderful mezzo-soprano and sings in a style between Country and Jazz. Her songs are varied and interesting. She has fun nonsense songs like "Chickery Chick" and joyous songs that celebrate life and love like "A Little Birdy Told Me."
Evelyn Knight's music supports my thesis that our fathers and grandfathers were, on average, better people. Their music is positive during much more difficult circumstances- WWII and the Depression- and full of good values while modern music is depressing, cynical, nihilist, and destructive of good.
It's very much worth your time to listen. Amazon has two Evelyn Knight cds, but one is out-of-print and expensive. The best option is to get the album, Beautiful Brown Eyes from iTunes.
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