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The God of Pity

I want to tell you a story — or, rather, I want to let others tell it. It’s a story of what binds us, and what tears us asunder. The…

Apr 8, 2018

The God of Pity

Apr 8, 2018

Let Us Now Praise Tammy Rock

Those of you who know me might be a bit surprised by what I’m about to do, which is to make the case for a musical genre. Not only that…

Jul 29, 2021

Let Us Now Praise Tammy Rock

Jul 29, 2021

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Lessons from History

Alpha es et O

The strange story behind the beloved Christmas carol “In Dulci Jubilo”

Dec 21, 2020

Alpha es et O

Dec 21, 2020

Democrat Man

This is a piece I wrote on Patreon some weeks ago that I’m sharing now. I hope you’ll consider becoming a patron.

Nov 21, 2020

Democrat Man

Nov 21, 2020

Duets with the Dead

On America’s Necromarket

Oct 31, 2020

Duets with the Dead

Oct 31, 2020

Last Kind Words

The Greatest Blues Song of Them All

Oct 25, 2020

Last Kind Words

Oct 25, 2020

Bubber, Cab, and the Cotton Club

Menace as sexy energy.

Sep 17, 2020

Bubber, Cab, and the Cotton Club

Sep 17, 2020

The Fisk Jubilee Singers

Or, The First Time Most White Americans Heard African-American Music

Aug 18, 2020

The Fisk Jubilee Singers

Aug 18, 2020

Hard Time Killing Floor

The Music of Skip James

Aug 12, 2020

Hard Time Killing Floor

Aug 12, 2020

Communitas

A Musical Case for the Genius of Community

Aug 7, 2020

Communitas

Aug 7, 2020

Tom Maxwell

Tom Maxwell

Tom‘s work has appeared in Longreads, The Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, Slate, Salon, and Southern Cultures, among others. He usually writes about music.

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