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Elf Dance, originally composed by Moondog, performed by Vanessa Wagner on Inland, and reinterpreted by Suzanne Ciani on the remix EP Inland Versions
#music#piano#infiné#piano music#infiné records#vanessa wagner#moondog#remix#suzanne ciani#louis thomas hardin#louis hardin#kompakt studios#jörg burger#Bandcamp
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W A T C H I N G
I saw this as a kid on TV, it's the first time I felt myself start understand that the kids who weren't white in my school were treated different. Sometimes by whispers between white kids.
Strange way to learn a lesson about society.
My best friend was a VERY white passing biracial Puerto Rican. But his father was very dark. And the kids snickered and murmured the n-word when he came to pick him up. They told him often, "you must be adopted."
It was confusing for me because I didn't get it. He was just my friend's dad. Like my dad had a European accent, and I didn't.
I just remember I was about 8 or 9 and even teared up at the at the speech that James Earl Jones gives at the end. It really stuck with me for while. It effected me kind of deeply. That even thinking about that day, I'm choked up.
It was a goofy 80s comedy, but for a suburban white kid like me, the message hit me how it was meant to.
Professor Banks: You've learned something I can't teach them. You've learned what it feels like to be black.
Mark: No sir.
Professor Banks: Beg your pardon?
Mark: I don't really know what it feels like, sir. If I didn't like it, I could always get out. It's not the same, sir.
Professor Banks: You've learned a great deal more than I thought.
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Legacy & input by actors from the movie:
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Rae Dawn Chong defended the film, saying of the controversy:
It was only controversial because Spike Lee made a thing of it. He'd never seen the movie and he just jumped all over it⊠He was just starting and pulling everything down in his wake. If you watch the movie, it's really making white people look stupid⊠[The film] is adorable and it didn't deserve it... I always tried to be an actor who was doing a part that was a character versus what I call 'blackting,' or playing my race, because I knew that I would fail because I was mixed [Chong is of African, Chinese and European ancestry]. I was the black actor for sure, but I didn't lead with my epidermis, and that offended people like Spike Lee, I think. You're either militant or you're not and he decided to just attack. I've never forgiven him for that because it really hurt me. I didn't realize [at the time] that not pushing the afro-centric agenda was going to bite me. When you start to do well people start to say you're a Tom [as in Uncle Tom] because you're acceptable.
Spike Lee responded by saying, "In my film career, any comment or criticism has never been based on jealousy."
"A white man donning blackface is taboo," said C. Thomas Howell. "Conversation over â you can't win. But our intentions were pure: We wanted to make a funny movie that had a message about racism."
Howell later expanded:
I'm shocked at how truly harmless that movie is, and how the anti-racial message involved in it is so prevalent... This isn't a movie about blackface. This isn't a movie that should be considered irresponsible on any level... It's very funny... It made me much more aware of the issues we face on a day-to-day basis, and it made me much more sensitive to racism... It's an innocent movie, it's got innocent messages, and it's got some very, very deep messages. And I think the people that haven't seen it that judge it are horribly wrong. I think that's more offensive than anything. Judging something you havenât seen is the worst thing you can really do. In fact, Soul Man sort of represents that all the way through. I think it's a really innocent movie with a very powerful message, and it's an important part of my life. I'm proud of the performance, and I'm proud of the people that were in it. A lot of people ask me today, 'Could that movie be made today?'... Robert Downey Jr. just did it in Tropic Thunder!... The difference is that he was just playing a character in Tropic Thunder, and there was no magnifying glass on racism, which is so prevalent in our country. I guess that's what makes people more uncomfortable about Soul Man. But I think it's an important movie.
Robert Downey Jr. referenced Howell and Soul Man when addressing the potential controversy over his role in Tropic Thunder: "At the end of the day, it's always about how well you commit to the character. If I didn't feel [the role in Tropic Thunder] was morally sound, or that it would be easily misinterpreted that I'm just C. Thomas Howell [in Soul Man], I would've stayed home."
Mathcore band Botch has a track named "C. Thomas Howell as the 'Soul Man'" on their album We Are the Romans (1999).
#SOUL MAN (1986)#C. THOMAS HOWELL#JAMES EARL JONES#Rae Dawn Chong#Arye Gross#Melora Hardin#Leslie Nielsen#James B. Sikking#Julia Louis-Dreyfus#Steve Miner#80s movies#controversial movies#comedy
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Storia Di Musica #348 - Jimmy Raney, A, 1957
La Storia della Prestige Records Ăš anche la storia di una intera generazione di musicisti che ebbe la possibilitĂ di incidere, sebbene in modo anticonvenzionale, con la creatura di Bob Weinstock. Weinstock Ăš famoso per altri motivi, su cui ritornerĂČ nelle prossime storie, prima fra tutte la sua estrema "parsimonia" economica, eppure fu un grandissimo talent scout, con un fiuto davvero notevole, tanto che fu fenomenale nel far registrare piĂč cose possibili ad artisti che sapeva sarebbero poi andati verso concorrenti piĂč grandi ed economicamente attrezzati. Oltre a ciĂČ, viveva un eclettismo di produzione che pochissime case editrici avevano: registrĂČ dischi di arpa jazz, duo e trio con strumenti inusuali, persino di musica d' avanguardia (i tre album che Louis Thomas Hardin, conosciuto come Moondog, incise per la Prestige tra il 1956 e il 1957). Il disco di oggi segue un'altra delle passioni di Weinstock, la chitarra jazz. E mise sotto contratto uno dei piĂč fenomenali chitarristi del bop jazz, Jimmy Raney.
Originario del Kentucky, Raney giovanissimo sostituĂŹ alla chitarra Tal Farlow, altra leggenda dello strumento e soprannominato Octopus per le sue grandi mani, nel Trio di Red Norvio, altro gigante, vibrafonista, soprannominato Mr. Swing. Parallelamente all'impegno con il trio, Ăš scelto da Stan Getz per una collaborazione che fece scuola, e che regalĂČ a Raney una fortissima fama: nel 1956 vinse il prestigioso concorso della rivista Downbeat come miglior chitarrista del jazz. Eclettico, capace di spaziare tra i vari generi, Raney fu prolifico nonostante due limiti: le sue dipendenze, soprattutto dall'alcool, che lo terranno spesso lontano dalle scene nella seconda parte della sua carriera, e un impedimento fisico, cioĂš la Sindrome di MeniĂšre, una patologia dell'orecchio che gli provocava vertigini, nausee e drammatici momenti dove muoveva in maniera incontrollata gli occhi verticalmente.
Per la Prestige, oltre che come sessionista, incise due dischi, uno in coppia con Kenny Burrell, altro grandissimo chitarrista, (2 Guitars, del 1957), e il disco di oggi, dove come poche volte la chitarra Ăš protagonista in un quartetto jazz. A Ăš composto da diverse sessioni di registrazione, tenute nel mitico Van Gelder Studio di Hackensack, New Jersey, tra il Maggio del 1954 e due giorni, a Febbraio e Marzo del 1955. Insieme a Raney ci sono John Wilson alla tromba, Hall Overton al pianoforte, Teddy Kotick al contrabbasso e due batteristi Art Mardigan (nella registrazione del 1954) e Nick Stabulas (in quelle del 1955). Nei brani si sviluppa tutto l'ecclettismo e la maestria del chitarrista e il suo valore come band leader. Si sperimenta persino l'overdubbing nella spettacolare Minor, brano autografo di Raney, (che si basa sui cambi di accordi di Bernie's Tune); bellissima Ăš anche Double Image (ispirata a There Will Never Be Another You), piĂč un contrappunto selvaggio improvvisato tra Raney e il pianista Hall Overton in On the Square e un'intricata interpretazione della ballata Some Other Spring. John Wilson viene aggiunto alla tromba per la seconda e la terza data in studio, che consistono principalmente di standard. La vivacemente swingante Spring Is Here, una dolce What's New? di Bob Haggart e una delicatissima You Don't Know What Love Is, che dopo il successo come canzone di film anni '40 era diventata in breve tempo uno standard dopo la registrazione che Miles Davis ne fece nel 1954. Gli originali di Raney includono One More For The Mode, una piacevole rielaborazione di un'invenzione in due parti di Johan Sebastian Bach, e Tomorrow, Fairly Cloudy, un bop fiammeggiante. Completano la scaletta due riletture sentite a due classici: A Foggy Day e Someone To Watch Over Me dei superbi George Gershwin e Ira Gershwin.
Raney ebbe una seconda, ma minore, fama all'inizio degli anni '70, quando firmĂČ un contratto per un'altra casa discografica del jazz indipendente, la Xanadu, con cui incise un bellissimo album, Influence, del 1975. Con lui in quegli anni suonava suo figlio Doug, chitarrista anch'egli, e un altro figlio musicista, Jon, cura un sito memoriale, The Raney Legacy, che raccoglie materiale sul padre e figlio chitarristi. Quando morirĂ , nel maggio del 1995 a soli 67 anni, il New York Times gli dedicherĂ un lungo articolo omaggio, descrivendolo come "one of the most gifted and influential postwar jazz guitarists in the world".
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names, mostly surnames (1)
let me apologise for this partial list of names in the library, titles available on request...
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157: The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band // "Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward."
"Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward." The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band 2001, Constellation (Bandcamp)
22 years ago Montrealâs other iconic prodigiously-membered post-rock band released their second LP. Itâs not easy keeping all of these pro-Zion-but-not-Zionists straight, so Iâve helpfully listed and ranked each of the musicians who have passed through this constantly shifting collective from first to least-first. Letâs go!
Members of A/The/e Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Ranked
1. Mike Garson - piano 2. Annie Clark - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals 3. Brian Teasley- percussion 4. Daniel Hart - violin 5. Szabolcs Szczur â accordion 6. Davey 'Crabsticks' Trotter â Mellotron 7. Timothy Matthews â mbira 8. Buffi Jacobs â cello 9. Bach Norwood â piano, keyboards, backing vocals 10. Harriet Ballance - triangle, backing vocals 11. Japhy Ryder â floristry 12. Stuart "Peebs" Peebles â piccolo 13. Chandler Petrino â natural horn, oboe 14. Jared Pechonis â theremin 15. Toby Halbrooks - theremin 16. Corn Mo - backing vocals 17. Patrick Hewitt â theremin 18. Darin Hieb â trumpet, backing vocals 19. Rachel Woolf â flute 20. Mark Beardsworth â claviola 21. Allen Halas â percussion 22. Edwin Mendoza â viola 23. Todd BeauprĂ© â vibraslap 24. Thaddeus Ford â trumpet 25. Paul Deemer â trombone, trumpet 26. Mike St.Clair â trombone, synth effects 27. Josh Guyer â trombone, spoons 28. Chris Curiel â trumpet 29. Heather Test â French horn 30. Victoria Arellano â classical harp 31. Sean Redman â violin, mandolin 32. Kelly Test â percussion 33. Mike Mordecai â percussion 34. Jason Garner â drums 35. Audrey Easley â flute, piccolo, EWI 36. Rick G. Nelson â viola 37. Nick Groesch â piano, keyboards 38. Keith Hendricks â percussion 39. Evan Hisey â keyboards 40. Dylan Silvers â guitar 41. Daniel Hart â violin 42. John Lamonica â percussion 43. Marcus Lopez â percussion 44. Matt Bricker â trumpet, synth effects 45. Taylor Young â percussion 46. Joe Butcher â steel drum 47. Evan Jacobs â piano, keyboards 48. Todd Berridge â viola 49. Nick Earl â guitar 50. Evan Weiss â trumpet 51. Jay Jennings â trumpet 52. Tamara Brown â violin 53. Merritt Lota â steel drums 54. Daniel Huffman â guitar 55. Timothy Blowers â harp 56. Anthony Richards â steel drums 57. Louis Schwadron â French horn 58. Andrew Tinker â French horn 59. Nick Wlodarczyk â trombone 60. Paul Gaughran â flute 61. Isabelo Cruz â French horn 62. Bryan Wakeland â drums 63. Hayley McCarthy â viola 64. Dave Dusters â percussion, backing vocals 65. Billy Mills-Curran â flute 66. Logan Keese â trumpet 67. Ricky Rasura â classical harp 68. Tonya Hewitt â banjo 69. Daniel Poorman â slide whistle 70. Andy Parkerson â clarinet 71. Joseph Singleton â viola 72. Jenelle Valencia â violin 73. James Reimer â trombone 74. Regina Chellew â guitar, trumpet, backing vocals 75. Ryan Fitzgerald â guitar, backing vocals 76. Cory Helms â guitar, backing vocals 77. Jessica Jordan â backing vocals 78. Jenny Kirtland â backing vocals 79. Kristin Hardin â backing vocals 80. Elizabeth Evans â backing vocals 81. Neil Smith â backing vocals 82. Julie Doyle â backing vocals 83. Christine Bolon â backing vocals 84. Natalie Young â backing vocals 85. Constance Dolph â backing vocals 86. Elizabeth Brown â backing vocals 87. Apotsala Wilson â backing vocals 88. Jennie Kelley â backing vocals 89. Roy Thomas Ivy â backing vocals 90. Jamey Welch â backing vocals 91. Ethan Voelkers â backing vocals 92. Mark Pirro - bass 93. Frank Benjaminsen â backing vocals 94. Stephanie Dolph â backing vocals 95. Jennifer Jobe â backing vocals 96. Mike Elio â backing vocals 97. Kelly Repka â backing vocals 98. Jason Rees â backing vocals 99. Jeneffa Soldatic â backing vocals 100. Michael Turner â backing vocals 101. Don Congeler â backing vocals 102. Michael Musick â backing vocals 103. Melissa Crutchfield â backing vocals 104. Sandra Powers Giasson â backing vocals 105. Paul Hillery â backing vocals 106. Stephen Dix â backing vocals 107. Jessica Berridge â backing vocals 108. Melisma MacDonald â backing vocals 109. Ross Cink - backing vocals 110. Lucy Williams - choreography 111. Josh David Jordan â backing vocals 112. Brad Butler â backing vocals 113. Jason Rees â backing vocals 114. Andrew Aldenenotti â backing vocals 115. Getting hit by a bus wearing a flowing white robe 116. Tim DeLaughter - vocals, guitar, piano
Hold on. Iâve just received word that these musicians are actually members of some other band? Apologies for the confusion!
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Moondog: An Unlikely Hero of Music
Moondog, born Louis Thomas Hardin in 1916, was an American musician, poet, and composer. He became blind at the age of 16 and later became a street musician in New York City, where he gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. Moondogâs music style was unique, combining elements of classical music, jazz, and Native American music. Moondogâs influence on minimalist composers like Philip Glass canâŠ
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LĂGENDES DU JAZZ
HAZEL SCOTT, LA PIANISTE QUI AVAIT TENU TETE Ă LA DISCRIMINATION RACIALE
âIâve been brash all my life, and itâs gotten me into a whole lot of trouble. But at the same time, speaking out has sustained me and given meaning to my life.â
- Hazel Scott
NĂ©e le 11 juin 1920 Ă Port of Spain, Ă Trinidad, Hazel Dorothy Scott Ă©tait la fille unique de R. Thomas Scott, un chercheur originaire dâAfrique de lâOuest basĂ© Ă Liverpool, en Angleterre, et dâAlma Long Scott, une pianiste classique, saxophoniste et enseignante. Hazel avait quatre ans lorsque sa famille avait quittĂ© Trinidad pour sâinstaller Ă Harlem. AprĂšs avoir travaillĂ© comme domestique, la mĂšre de Scott avait appris Ă jouer du saxophone en autodidacte avant de se joindre au groupe de Lil Hardin et de Louis Armstrong dans les annĂ©es 1930.
AprĂšs la sĂ©paration de ses parents en 1924, Scott avait Ă©tĂ© Ă©levĂ©e par sa mĂšre et sa grand-mĂšre Ă Harlem. Sous la supervision de sa mĂšre, Scott avait bientĂŽt appris Ă maĂźtriser les principales techniques du piano classique. DotĂ©e dâune excellente mĂ©moire, Scott pouvait interprĂ©ter Ă la perfection nâimporte quelle piĂšce de musique mĂȘme si elle ne lâavait entendue quâune seule fois. On raconte mĂȘme que Scott avait lâhabitude de huer les Ă©lĂšves de sa mĂšre lorsquâils faisaient une fausse note !
Sa mĂšre sâĂ©tant liĂ©e dâamitiĂ© avec plusieurs musiciens afro-amĂ©ricains majeurs, cela avait permis Ă Scott de frĂ©quenter des lĂ©gendes du jazz comme Art Tatum, Billie Holiday, Lester Young et Fats Waller. PlutĂŽt que de devenir pianiste de concert, la mĂšre de Scott avait dĂ©cidĂ© de se consacrer exclusivement Ă la carriĂšre de sa fille. TrĂšs reconnaissante envers sa mĂšre, Scott avait dĂ©clarĂ© quelques annĂ©es plus tard: ââShe was the single biggest influence of my life.ââ
MĂȘme si lâĂąge minimum Ă©tait de seize ans, Scott Ă©tait si talentueuse quâelle avait reçu des bourses pour Ă©tudier Ă la Juilliard School of Music Ă partir de lâĂąge de huit ans. LâinterprĂ©tation par Scott du âPrelude in C-Sharp Minorâ de Rachmaninoff avait convaincu le directeur de lâĂ©cole, Frank Damrosch, de faire une exception pour la jeune Ă©lĂšve et lâavait inscrit Ă des cours privĂ©s avec le professeur Oscarâ Wagner.
Scott Ă©tait encore adolescente lorsquâelle avait commencĂ© Ă jouer professionnellement dans les clubs de la ville. En 1933, la mĂšre de Scott avait fondĂ© un groupe appelĂ© Alma Long Scott's All-Girl Jazz Band, dans lequel sa fille jouait du piano et de la trompette.
DĂBUTS DE CARRIERE
Ă lâĂąge de seize ans, tout en poursuivant parallĂšlement ses Ă©tudes, Scott se produisait rĂ©guliĂšrement dans le cadre dâĂ©missions de radio de la Mutual Broadcasting System, ce qui lui avait valu la rĂ©putation de grande pianiste classique. Ă lâĂąge de quinze ans, Scott sâĂ©tait Ă©galement produite au lĂ©gendaire Roseland Dance Hall avec lâorchestre de Count Basie. Ă la mĂȘme Ă©poque, Scott avait aussi fait des apparitions dans des comĂ©dies musicales comme la revue du Cotton Club de 1938, et les productions ââSing Out the Newsââ et ââThe Priorities of 1942.ââ MalgrĂ© son agenda plutĂŽt chargĂ©, Scott avait dĂ©crochĂ© son diplĂŽme dâĂ©tudes secondaires avec distinction. TrĂšs cultivĂ©e, Scott Ă©tait Ă©galement polyglotte: elle parlait sept langues.
En 1940, Ă lâĂąge de seulement vingt ans, Scott avait enregistrĂ© un premier album intitulĂ© ââSwinging the Classicsââ qui avait Ă©tĂ© gĂ©nĂ©reusement saluĂ© par la critique.
Durant les annĂ©es 1930 et 1940, Scott sâĂ©tait produite dans de nombreux clubs de nuit, dans lesquels elle avait explorĂ© diffĂ©rents styles musicaux, du jazz au blues en passant par les ballades, les succĂšs de Broadway, les chansons de boogie woogie et la musique classique. DĂ©fiant la discrimination raciale qui prĂ©valait Ă lâĂ©poque, Barney Josephson avait fondĂ© un des premiers clubs multi-raciaux sous le nom de CafĂ© Society, qui permettait aux artistes de se produire sur scĂšne indĂ©pendamment de leur race ou de leur origine ethnique. Lorsquâelle avait terminĂ© son contrat au CafĂ© Society en 1939, la chanteuse Billie Holiday, qui se considĂ©rait un peu comme la grande soeur de Scott, lui avait obtenu une audition avec le propriĂ©taire du club. Barney Josephson était Ă©ventuellement devenu son gĂ©rant et lui avait mĂȘme obtenu des contrats Ă Hollywood.
Scott avait Ă©tĂ© une des principales attractions du club de 1939 Ă 1943, contribuant ainsi Ă populariser la musique classique auprĂšs du grand public. Scott sâĂ©tait mĂȘme mĂ©ritĂ© le surnom de ââDarling of CafĂ© Society.â En 1941, Ă lâĂąge de seulement vingt ans, Scott sâĂ©tait produite en solo Ă Carnegie Hall. Le programme du concert comprenait la deuxiĂšme rhapsodie hongroise de Franz Liszt, la piĂšce âTwo-Part Inventionsâ de Jean-SĂ©bastien Bach et la âMinute Waltzâ de FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin.
Un critique du New York Times avait commentĂ©: âThe shining star of the evening was⊠Hazel Scott, who can play the piano, straight and swing; who can sing, and who can decorate any stage you like.â Le critique avait ajoutĂ©: âShe gave performances that had immense gusto and wit. Itâs a good guess that the composers would not have minded.â
Comme pianiste, Scott commençait habituellement par jouer une mĂ©lodie classique connue, avant de se mettre Ă improviser et Ă incorporer graduellement le jazz dans le cadre de ses prestations. MĂȘme si Scott nâĂ©tait pas la premiĂšre Ă tenter de fusionner le jazz avec la musique classique, son talent naturel avait rapidement sĂ©duit les amateurs.Â
Sur le film ââThe Heatâs Onââ tournĂ© en 1943, Scott sâĂ©tait mĂȘme produite avec un piano dans chaque main. En 1941 et 1943, Scott avait Ă©galement Ă©tĂ© en vedette dans les concerts du CafĂ© Society intitulĂ©s ââFrom Bach to Boogie-Woogieââ qui avaient Ă©tĂ© prĂ©sentĂ©s Ă Carnegie Hall. Les concerts avaient Ă©ventuellement donnĂ© lieu Ă la publication de plusieurs albums qui avaient Ă©galement remportĂ© un grand succĂšs.
TrĂšs populaire, Scott Ă©tait vite devenue riche et gagnait environ 75 000$ par annĂ©e (lâĂ©quivalent de 1 219 131$ au cours actuel). Comme lâavait dĂ©clarĂ© sa biographe Karen Chilton, ââShe was one of the highest-paid Black entertainers in show business at the time.ââ VĂ©nĂ©rĂ©e par Duke Ellington et Frank Sinatra, Scott avait aussi son propre chauffeur. Ses mains avaient mĂȘme Ă©tĂ© assurĂ©es par la cĂ©lĂšbre compagnie Lloyds de Londres.
AprĂšs avoir fait des apparitions dans quelques comĂ©dies musicales de Broadway, Scott sâĂ©tait installĂ©e Ă Los Angeles oĂč elle avait signĂ© un contrat avec RKO, un des plus importants studios dâHollywood. Avec son amie la chanteuse Lena Horne, Scott Ă©tait aussi devenue une des premiĂšres femmes de couleur Ă obtenir des rĂŽles significatifs Ă Hollywood. SĂ»re dâelle, Scott avait mĂȘme rejetĂ© les quatre premiers rĂŽles qui lui avaient proposĂ©s et qui la mettaient en scĂšne dans le rĂŽle dâune domestique (on se souvient que Billie Holiday avait commencĂ© sa carriĂšre au cinĂ©ma en jouant le rĂŽle dâune domestique dans le film ââNew Orleansââ en 1947). Scott choisissait ses rĂŽles avec soin et avait toujours refusĂ© dâincarner des personnages subalternes.
Scott avait aussi insistĂ© pour obtenir le dernier mot sur les sĂ©quences dans lesquelles elle Ă©tait impliquĂ©e. Ă lâĂ©poque, les actrices de couleur Ă©taient souvent habillĂ©es de façon plutĂŽt vulgaire. Au cours du tournage du film ââThe Heatâs Onââ tournĂ© en 1943, Scott avait piquĂ© une colĂšre et avait abandonnĂ© le plateau de tournage en avertissant les producteurs quâelle reviendrait pas avant que sa robe ait Ă©tĂ© remplacĂ©e. Trois jours plus tard, le rĂ©alisateur du film avait fini par donner satisfaction Ă Scott.
Scott avait tournĂ© cinq films au cours de sa carriĂšre, toujours en interprĂ©tant son propre rĂŽle: ââI Dood Itââ (1943), ââThe Heat's Onââ (1943), dans lequel elle Ă©tait la seule actrice de couleur, ââSomething to Shout Aboutââ (1943), ââBroadway Rhythmââ (1944), dans lequel elle partageait la vedette avec Lena Horne, et ââRhapsody in Blueââ (1945). InterprĂ©tant son propre rĂŽle, Scott avait Ă©galement insistĂ© pour ĂȘtre crĂ©ditĂ©e comme telle dans le gĂ©nĂ©rique et Ă porter ses propres bijoux et vĂȘtements afin de protĂ©ger son image. Scott avait aussi exigĂ© dâĂȘtre payĂ©e au mĂȘme salaire que les autres actrices blanches. Consciente de son talent, Scott avait mĂȘme rĂ©ussi Ă obtenir la somme faramineuse de 4000$ par semaine en guise de salaire.
Saluant le rĂŽle de pionnier de Scott, Dwayne Mack, un professeur dâhistoire au Berea College, avait dĂ©clarĂ©: âShe was Colin Kaepernick before Colin Kaepernick. She took a knee by refusing to wear an apron in a movie. She said: âIâd rather keep my dignity and my pride and my self-awareness and my Blackness than to sell out.ââ Mack avait ajoutĂ©: âShe understood how Blacks are depicted and portrayed: as criminals, as savages, mentally incompetent. She wanted broader roles for Black actors, more realistic roles for Black people.â
Ă lâĂ©tĂ© 1950, Scott avait Ă©crit une page dâhistoire en devenant la premiĂšre Afro-AmĂ©ricaine Ă animer sa propre Ă©mission de tĂ©lĂ©vision aux Ătats-Unis, pavant ainsi la voie Ă des artistes comme Billy Daniels, Nat King Cole, Diahann Carroll, Sammy Davis, Jr. et Oprah Winfrey. IntitulĂ©e ââThe Hazel Scott Showââ, lâĂ©mission dâune durĂ©e de quinze minutes avait Ă©tĂ© prĂ©sentĂ©e en grande premiĂšre sur les ondes du DuMont Television Network le 3 juillet 1950. Dans le cadre de lâĂ©mission, Scott jouait du piano, chantait et interprĂ©tait un mĂ©lange de musique classique, de jazz, de blues et de boogie woogie. Elle avait aussi conduit de nombreuses entrevues avec les personnalitĂ©s de lâĂ©poque.
AprĂšs avoir commentĂ© lâĂ©mission en dĂ©clarant: "Hazel Scott has a neat little show in this modest package", le magazine Variety avait ajoutĂ©: âMost engaging element in the air is the Scott personality, which is dignified, yet relaxed and versatile.â LâĂ©mission Ă©tait tellement populaire quâelle avait bientĂŽt Ă©tĂ© diffusĂ©e trois fois par semaine. Dans le cadre de lâĂ©mission, Scott se produisait rĂ©guliĂšrement avec Charles Mingus et Max Roach qui faisaient partie de son groupe-maison. LâĂ©mission avait cependant connu une fin abrupte aprĂšs que Scott ait Ă©tĂ© mentionnĂ©e dans un article dĂ©nonçant les sympathies communistes de plusieurs artistes dâHollywood.
LA MILITANTE
TrĂšs active comme militante des droits civiques, Scott refusait catĂ©goriquement de se produire dans des salles soumises Ă la rĂ©glementation sur la sĂ©grĂ©gation lorsquâelle Ă©tait en tournĂ©e. Un jour, lors dâun concert Ă Austin, au Texas, Scott avait dĂ» ĂȘtre escortĂ©e en dehors de la ville par des Rangers aprĂšs avoir refusĂ© de se produire dans une salle oĂč les spectateurs blancs et noirs Ă©taient assis dans des rangĂ©es sĂ©parĂ©es. InterrogĂ©e par le magazine Time, Scott avait expliquĂ©: "Why would anyone come to hear me, a Negro and refuse to sit beside someone just like me?"
En 1949, avec lâappui de la National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Scott avait dĂ©posĂ© une poursuite contre les propriĂ©taires dâun restaurant de Pasco, dans lâĂtat de Washington, aprĂšs quâune serveuse ait refusĂ© de la servir avec sa compagne de voyage Mrs. Eunice Wolfe, sous prĂ©texte quâelles Ă©taient de couleur. Lorsque Scott et Wolfe sâĂ©taient rendus au poste de police pour porter plainte, lâofficier de faction avait menacĂ© de les arrĂȘter pour avoir troublĂ© la paix.
AprĂšs avoir obtenu un jugement favorable, Scott avait Ă©ventuellement commentĂ© le verdict en dĂ©clarant: ââI sued and I won and I gave all the money to the NAACP.ââ
Non seulement la victoire de Scott avait aidĂ© le mouvement des droits civiques Ă combattre la discrimination raciale Ă Spokane, mais elle avait Ă©galement inspirĂ© les organisations de lutte pour les droits civiques Ă exercer des pressions sur lâĂtat de Washington afin dâobtenir la mise en application du Public Accommodations Act en 1953. AdoptĂ©e en 1890, la loi qui offrait Ă tous les citoyens un accĂšs Ă©gal aux lieux publics, avait Ă©tĂ© rendue inapplicable aprĂšs que la lĂ©gislature de lâĂtat ait levĂ© toutes les pĂ©nalitĂ©s imposĂ©es dans le cadre de la loi. Plusieurs militants des droits civiques avaient cĂ©lĂ©brĂ© la victoire de Scott.
Commentant lâactivisme de Scott, sa biographe Karen Chilton avait expliquĂ©: ââHazelâs activism was more a natural compulsion than a premeditated, organized stance. It was simply how she was wired. It was her system of belief that justice, equity, fairness, and honesty should be a part of oneâs everyday existence and present in oneâs personal and professional interactions.ââ
Mais le jugement avait aussi eu des rĂ©percussions nĂ©gatives. LâannĂ©e-mĂȘme oĂč Scott avait dĂ©posĂ© sa poursuite, la ville de Portland, en Oregon, avait rĂ©voquĂ© une ordonnance des droits civils qui interdisait aux commerces de la localitĂ© de faire de la discrimination relative Ă lâorigine ethnique, la race ou la religion. Un rĂ©sident de Portland, Jesse B. Helfrich, avait mĂȘme ouvertement mentionnĂ© Scott et sa poursuite dans la lettre dans laquelle il justifiait son opposition Ă lâordonnance, quâil considĂ©rait inconstitutionnelle.
Le nom de Scott avait aussi Ă©tĂ© mentionnĂ© en juin 1950 dans un article du journal Red Channels intitulĂ© ââRed Channels: A Report on Communist Influence in Radio and Televisionââ. Lâarticle mentionnait Ă©galement les noms de personnalitĂ©s comme Leonard Bernstein et Orson Wells. MĂȘme si elle avait reçu un subpoena, Scott avait tĂ©moignĂ© volontairement dans le cadre des audiences de la Commission des ActivitĂ©s Anti-AmĂ©ricaines (mieux connue sous le nom de Commission McCarthy) le 22 septembre 1950. Dans le cadre dâune dĂ©claration Ă©crite, Scott avait niĂ© avoir jamais eu le moindre lien avec le Parti communiste ou aucune de ses organisations. AccusĂ©e dâavoir jouĂ© pour des organisations qui avaient des liens avec le Parti communiste, Scott avait admis quâelle connaissait une seule dâentre elles, mais quâelle ignorait Ă quelles organisations politiques elle Ă©tait affiliĂ©e.
AprĂšs avoir reconnu avoir appuyĂ© la candidature au conseil municipal du membre du Parti communiste Benjamin J. Davis, Scott avait prĂ©cisĂ© que Davis Ă©tait appuyĂ© par les socialistes, un groupe qui dĂ©testait les communistes plus fortement et depuis plus longtemps que tout autre mouvement. Scott avait aussi niĂ© avoir jamais Ă©tĂ© membre du Parti communiste. Commentant le travail de la commission, Scott avait ajoutĂ©: âThis is the day for the professional gossip, the organized rumor monger, the smear artist with the spray gun.â
Exprimant ses frustrations face au nombre de fausses accusations portĂ©es contre les personnalitĂ©s de lâindustrie du spectacle, Scott avait suggĂ©rĂ© Ă la commission de cesser sa chasse aux sorciĂšres et dâutiliser des  mĂ©thodes dĂ©mocratiques ââto immediately eliminate a good many irresponsible charges." Scott avait conclu son tĂ©moignage en faisant la dĂ©claration suivante:
ââŠmay I end with one requestâand that is that your committee protect those Americans who have honestly, wholesomely, and unselfishly tried to perfect this country and make the guarantees in our Constitution live. The actors, musicians, artists, composers, and all of the men and women of the arts are eager and anxious to help, to serve. Our country needs us more today than ever before. We should not be written off by the vicious slanders of little and petty men.âÂ
Les tentatives de Scott visant Ă laver son nom avaient Ă©tĂ© inutiles. Le mandat de la commission nâĂ©tait quâune parodie de justice. DĂšs quâun nom apparaissait sur la liste noire, il Ă©tait automatiquement considĂ©rĂ© comme coupable.
Le tĂ©moignage de Scott nâavait pas tardĂ© Ă faire la manchette des journaux. Moins dâune semaine aprĂšs le tĂ©moignage de Scott, lâĂ©mission The Hazel Scott Show avait Ă©tĂ© retirĂ©e de lâhoraire. Elle avait aussi perdu plusieurs contrats.
Il est possible que lâopposition de Scott Ă la discrimination avait contribuĂ© Ă en faire une cible, mĂȘme sâil est impossible de le prouver avec certitude. Comme lâĂ©crivait la biographe de Scott, Karen Chilton, ââShe had no affiliations with the American Communist Party, but during the McCarthy era, she was an easy target as many Black artists who were vocal about civic rights for Black Americans were swept up into the mayhem of the Red Scare.ââ Se qualifiant elle-mĂȘme dâââAmĂ©ricaine par choixââ, Scott nâavait cure dâĂȘtre mise sur une liste noire et dĂ©sirait seulement vivre selon ses convictions. Elle avait ajoutĂ©: âIâve been brash all my life, and itâs gotten me into a whole lot of trouble. But at the same time, speaking out has sustained me and given meaning to my life.â
Toujours fiĂšre dâĂȘtre amĂ©ricaine malgrĂ© toutes les persĂ©cussions dont elle avait fait lâobjet, Scott avait commentĂ©: ââI believe America is as big and as strong as its weakest pointâŠÂ it is up to the Negro to be the conscience of this great land of ours.â Â
DERNIERES ANNĂES
Les dĂ©mĂȘlĂ©s de Scott avec la Commission McCarthy lâavaient Ă©normĂ©ment affectĂ©. AprĂšs avoir Ă©tĂ© victime dâune dĂ©pression nerveuse en 1951, Scott avait recommencĂ© Ă se produire aux Ătats-Unis et en Europe. Elle avait aussi fait des apparitions sporadiques sur des Ă©missions de variĂ©tĂ©s comme la Cavalcade of Stars. Scott avait mĂȘme participĂ© Ă un Ă©pisode de lâĂ©mission Wonderful Town animĂ©e par Faye Emerson et diffusĂ©e sur le rĂ©seau CBS. MalgrĂ© sa disparition, lâĂ©mission de Scott avait donnĂ© un rayon dâespoir aux tĂ©lĂ©spectateurs afro-amĂ©ricains Ă une Ă©poque oĂč les biais raciaux utilisĂ©s par lâindustrie de la tĂ©lĂ©diffusion Ă©taient encore prĂ©dominants. MalgrĂ© toutes les entraves dont elle avait souffert personnellement, Scott Ă©tait demeurĂ©e une adversaire farouche du McCarthisme et de la sĂ©grĂ©gation raciale durant toute sa carriĂšre.
PlacĂ©e sur une liste noire, Scott sâest Ă©ventuellement installĂ©e Ă Paris en 1957. Son appartement du huitiĂšme arrondissement Ă©tait dâailleurs devenu le site de plusieurs jam sessions auxquelles avaient participĂ© de grands noms du jazz comme Lester Young, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach et Duke Ellington. Le fils de Scott, Adam Clayton Powell III, se rappelait que sa mĂšre avait reçu Ellington pour dĂźner. Billie Holiday Ă©tait aussi venue cĂ©lĂ©brer la Thanksgiving. Powell se souvenait Ă©galement avoir jouĂ© aux Ă©checs avec Quincy Jones sur le plancher de lâappartement. Durant les vacances, Powell et sa mĂšre se rendaient sur la plage de Cannes avec Lena Horne et Count Basie.
En 1958, Scott avait briĂšvement repris sa carriĂšre dâactrice en faisant une apparition dans le film ââLe dĂ©sordre et la nuitââ aux cĂŽtĂ©s de Jean Gabin. En 1963, Scott avait participĂ© Ă une marche jusquâĂ lâambassade amĂ©ricaine Ă Paris avec un certain nombre dâAfro-AmĂ©ricains en exil, dont James Baldwin, afin dâappuyer la tenue de la Marche sur Washington organisĂ©e par Martin Luther-King.
Lorsque Scott est retournĂ©e aux Ătats-Unis en 1967, elle avait Ă©tĂ© pratiquement oubliĂ©e. Ă lâĂ©poque, le jazz et le blues traversaient une pĂ©riode de dĂ©clin et avaient laissĂ© la place au rock nâ roll et Ă la musique soul. Durant la mĂȘme pĂ©riode, les pressions du mouvement des droits civiques avaient conduit Ă lâadoption dâune loi qui rendait la discrimination raciale illĂ©gale dans les Ă©difices publics et renforçait la protection du droit de vote.
AprĂšs son retour aux Ătats-Unis, Scott avait continuĂ© de se produire Ă lâoccasion dans de petits clubs et dâenregistrer quelques disques. Scott avait aussi fait des apparitions Ă la tĂ©lĂ©vision jusquâĂ sa mort. Scott avait fait ses dĂ©buts comme actrice Ă la tĂ©lĂ©vision en 1973 dans le soap opera ââOne Life to Liveââ dans lequel elle avait interprĂ©tĂ© une chanson lors du mariage de sa ââcousineââ Carla Gray Hall, incarnĂ©e par Ellen Holly. Karen Chilton, qui a consacrĂ© en 2008 une biographie Ă Scott intitulĂ©e âHazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from CafĂ© Society to Hollywood to HUACâ, avait commentĂ©: âBitterness was not part of her package. There may have been a sense of longing, of frustration after she came back, of âWhere do I fit in?â But she loved music so much, she loved jazz so muchâŠ.she never stopped playing.â De son cĂŽtĂ©, le  journaliste Mike Wallace avait dĂ©clarĂ© lors des funĂ©railles de Scott en 1981: âShe was gregarious. And sweetâŠshe really lived.â
En aoĂ»t 1945, Scott avait Ă©pousĂ© Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., le pasteur de lâAbyssinian Baptist Church de Harlem. En 1944, Powell Ă©tait devenu le premier Afro-AmĂ©ricain Ă ĂȘtre Ă©lu au CongrĂšs comme reprĂ©sentant de lâĂtat de New York. Le mariage de Scott et Powell avait provoquĂ© une certaine controverse, car Powell venait de divorcer cinq jours auparavant.
Plus important leader des droits civiques de lâĂ©poque, Powell nâavait rien Ă envier Ă Scott qui Ă©tait son parfait alter ego. Le couple faisait la couverture des magazines, alimentait les potins et Ă©tait frĂ©quemment invitĂ© dans les soirĂ©es tant Ă New York quâĂ Washington, D.C. Lâavocate et militante des droits civiques Marjorie Lawson, qui Ă©tait devenue par la suite la premiĂšre femme juge de Washingon, avait confirmĂ©: âShe had every man in the room hanging on her every word. She was a sensation.â De son cĂŽtĂ©, le journaliste Mike Wallace avait commentĂ©: ââThey were stars, not only in the black world but the white world. That was extraordinary.ââ Le couple Ă©tait mĂȘme surveillĂ© par le FBI lors de ses voyages Ă lâĂ©tranger. Pendant que Scott se produisait devant des salles Ă guichets fermĂ©s en Europe, Powell visitait les troupes amĂ©ricaines et enquĂȘtait sur les conditions de vie des soldats de couleur.
Les choses avaient commencé à se gùter lorsque Powell avait commencé à exiger que Scott cesse de se produire dans les clubs.
Le couple, qui avait eu un fils, Adam Clayton Powell III (nĂ© en 1946), avait divorcĂ© en 1960. Ă la fin de 1960, Powell sâĂ©tait remariĂ© avec sa secrĂ©taire. DĂ©couragĂ©e, Scott avait avalĂ© des pillules et avait tentĂ© de se suicider Ă deux reprises.
AprĂšs sâĂȘtre installĂ©e Ă Paris avec son fils en 1957, Scott sâĂ©tait remariĂ©e le 19 janvier 1961 avec Ezio Bedin, un acteur dâorigine suisse et italienne qui Ă©tait de quinze ans son cadet. Ă Paris, Scott avait vĂ©cu une existence plus heureuse et dĂ©tendue. Elle tenait des dĂźners oĂč elle recevait des amis comme Billie Holiday, James Baldwin, Nina Simone, Lester Young et Quincy Jones. Le couple avait divorcĂ© quelques annĂ©es plus tard, avant le retour de Scott aux Ătats-Unis.
Catholique de naissance, Scott avait entendu parler de la BahĂĄÊŒĂ Faith (une religion qui Ă©tait reconnue pour son humanisme) lors de conversations avec son ami de longue date Dizzy Gillespie, qui sâĂ©tait joint au mouvement au dĂ©but de 1968. Scott avait adhĂ©rĂ© Ă lâorganisation le 1er dĂ©cembre de la mĂȘme annĂ©e.
En octobre 1970, Scott avait livrĂ© une performance lors de la remise de prix en Ă©ducation Ă New York organisĂ©e par la BahĂĄÊŒĂ Faith. Scott avait interprĂ©tĂ© trois chansons: When the World was Young", "A lonely Christmas" et "Put a Little Love in Your Heart". LâinterprĂ©tation de Scott avait Ă©tĂ© particuliĂšrement louangĂ©e par Whitney Young, le directeur exĂ©cutif de la National Urban League, qui avait pris la parole dans le cadre de lâĂ©vĂ©nement. En mai 1971, Scott avait Ă©galement participĂ© Ă une comĂ©die musicale intitulĂ©e ââThe Sounds of a New World", qui mettait aussi en vedette Gillespie, Seals and Crofts, Linda Marshall et plusieurs autres artistes. PrĂ©sentĂ©e en JamaĂŻque, la revue faisait partie dâune tournĂ©e organisĂ©e par la BahĂĄÊŒĂ Faith.
Hazel Scott est morte dâun cancer du pancrĂ©as le 2 octobre 1981 Ă lâhĂŽpital du Mont SinaĂŻ de Manhatan. Elle Ă©tait ĂągĂ©e de soixante et un ans. Elle laissait dans le deuil son fils Adam Clayton Powell III. Scott a Ă©tĂ© inhumĂ©e au Flushing Cemetery dans le Queens, aux cĂŽtĂ©s dâautres lĂ©gendes du jazz comme Louis Armstrong et Johnny Hodges. Son ami Dizzy Gillespie avait Ă©tĂ© enterrĂ© prĂšs de Scott aprĂšs son dĂ©cĂšs en 1993. Scott avait prĂ©sentĂ© son dernier concert deux mois avant sa mort. Au moment de son dĂ©cĂšs, Scott rĂȘvait dâĂ©crire de la musique sacrĂ©e, une suite de jazz et mĂȘme un opĂ©ra.
Le fils de Scott, Adam Clayton Powell III, a lĂ©guĂ© les archives de sa mĂšre Ă la BibliothĂšque nationale du CongrĂšs en 2020. La collection comprend prĂšs de 4000 piĂšces et est composĂ©e dâenregistrements, dâagendas, de contrats, de partitions musicales et de photographies. On retrouve Ă©galement dans la collection lâautobiographie non publiĂ©e de Scott. En lĂ©guant les archives de sa mĂšre, Powell avait prĂ©cisĂ©: ââIâve always wanted to do what I could to make sure that she was not lost. Her intelligence and her talent and her values and her stubbornness as it were, so it could be something that was accessible to everybody.â Convaincu que sa mĂšre avait Ă©tĂ© traitĂ©e injustement, Powell avait ajoutĂ©: âShe was very committed to what she believed to be correct.â
MĂȘme si Scott avait gagnĂ© des millions de dollars au cours de sa carriĂšre, lâimpĂŽt sâĂ©tait accaparĂ© dâenviron 90% de ses revenus. Les avocats et les comptables sâĂ©taient emparĂ©s du reste. Le Internal Revenue Service avait finalement reconnu que Scott devait plus dâargent quâelle nâĂ©tait en mesure de rembourser. Elle Ă©tait dont morte dans la pauvretĂ©.
Reconnu comme pianiste de jazz virtuose, Scott avait aussi connu du succĂšs comme actrice et musicienne classique. TrĂšs impliquĂ©e socialement, Scott sâĂ©tait servie de sa cĂ©lĂ©britĂ© pour combattre la sĂ©grĂ©gation raciale et contribuer Ă la dĂ©fense des droits civiques. Scott avait Ă©galement enregistrĂ© plusieurs albums comme leader, notamment dans le cadre dâun trio composĂ© du contrebassiste Martin Rivera et du batteur Bill English. Scott a aussi dirigĂ© un trio avec Charles Mingus et le batteur Rudie Nichols. En janvier 1955, le trio a enregistrĂ© un album intitulĂ© ââRelaxed Piano Moodsââ, qui est gĂ©nĂ©ralement bien considĂ©rĂ© par la critique. Le style unique de Scott combinant le swing, le jazz et les influences classiques avaient permis Ă la pianiste de maintenir sa popularitĂ© jusquâĂ la fin de sa vie. En 2001, le rĂ©seau NPR a rendu hommage Ă Scott en intronisant son album en trio avec Charles Mingus et Max Roach au sein de la Basic Jazz Record Library.
Citant Scott comme sa principale influence lors de sa prestation dans le cadre de la 61e Ă©dition des Grammy Awards en 2019, lâautrice-compositrice Alicia Keys avait dĂ©clarĂ©: ââIâve been thinking so much about the people and the music that have inspired me, and I wanna give a shout out to Hazel Scott, because Iâve always wanted to play two pianos.ââ Dans le cadre de sa prestation, Keys avait interprĂ©tĂ© le classique ââMaple Leaf Ragââ de Scott Joplin.
Dans son ouvrage intitulĂ© "When Women Invented Televisionââ, lâĂ©crivaine Keishin Armstrong a Ă©galement mentionnĂ© Scott comme une des quatre femmes qui avaient eu une influence majeure sur la tĂ©lĂ©vision. En 2020, Scott avait Ă©tĂ© lâobjet dâune Ă©mission spĂ©ciale de la BBC intitulĂ©e ââHazel Scott: Jazz star and barrier breaker.ââ Un vidĂ©o de son interprĂ©tation de la piĂšce ââTakinâ A Chanceââ (1943) a Ă©tĂ© visionnĂ© par neuf millions dâabonnĂ©s sur Facebook et a Ă©tĂ© partagĂ© sur dâautres mĂ©dias sociaux par lâentremise du tag #BlackGirlMagic.
En 2022, la compagnie Dance Theatre de Harlem a prĂ©sentĂ© un ballet en hommage Ă Scott.  DĂ©crivant les rĂ©alisations de Scott, sa biographe Karen Chilton avait commentĂ©: âHer accomplishments are so broad: This is a woman who studied at Juilliard at 8 years old when the entrance age was 16, who had her own radio show at 14, who was on Broadway by 18 and was a star at 19. It really is the legacy of a prodigy, of a Black female prodigy.ââ
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The people at the center of a multi-state killing spree and manhunt last year pleaded guilty to several charges in York and Chester counties on Wednesday.
Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson are accused of killing five people between South Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri. Theyâre also accused of shooting at officers who chased them in Chester County.
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Simpson was arrested following the chase in May 2021, but Terry ran into the woods, triggering a weeklong manhunt.
On Wednesday, Terry and Simpson entered guilty pleas for multiple charges, including several counts of murder and attempted murder. The judge accepted the pleas from both of the defendants and the two agreed to life in prison with no parole on all charges.
Hereâs a timeline of the crimes the two are connected to and their arrests:
May 2, 2021: Terry allegedly kills 35-year-old Thomas Hardin on Lowry Row in York County. He is also a suspect in two other shootings that also occurred at Erlich Street in Chester and at Taco Bell on JA Cochran Bypass on the same day. Police say Simpson drove the vehicle during the crimes.
May 15, 2021, between 8-9 p.m.: The pair allegedly drives to St. Louis. Once there, they steal a license plate from a truck parked in the driveway of a St. Louis County home and put it on their car.
May 15, 2021 10:50 p.m.: Terry and Simpson allegedly shoot Stanley and Barbara Goodkin in a St. Louis suburb. Barbara was fatally shot in the head, Stanley was shot in the chest, but his cell phone stopped the bullet.
May 15, 2021 shortly before midnight: Terry and Simpson reportedly shoot and kill Dr. Sergei Zacharev outside a Drury Inn while he is waiting for an Uber.
May 16, 2021: Terry and Simpson allegedly travel to north St. Louis to purchase drugs before returning to South Carolina.
May 17, 2021 2 a.m.: Memphis police officers found a man between 35-45 years old lying unresponsive in the road, near a car that had its emergency flashers on. Police said he has been shot during what looked to be a robbery. Investigators planned to take out warrants against Terry and Simpson for the homicide.
May 17, 2021 11 p.m.: Chester County deputies say they try to stop Terry and Simpsonâs vehicle -- the same one connected to the St. Louis murders. The suspects reportedly lead them on a high-speed chase while firing shots at deputies. The chase ends in a crash and Simpson is arrested, but Terry ran into nearby woods.
May 19, 2021: The body of Simpsonâs husband -- Eugene -- is found in Great Falls, South Carolina. He had been missing since May 2.
May 21, 2021: Investigators charge Terry and Simpson for Eugeneâs murder.
May 24, 2021: Tyler Terry is found in Chester County and taken into custody.
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Smoking and other Hobbies
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(This post includes photos of all cigarette cards but not locations)
Cards are listed and displayed in order from left to right, top to bottom. (ie. 1,2,3,4 not 1,5,7,10)
Amazing Inventions Card Set:
Steam Locomotive 1814 - George Stephenson
Camera 1814 - Joseph Nicephore Niepce
Electrical Execution Apparatus 1888 - H.P. Brown A. Kennelly
Typewriter 1829 - W.A. Burt
Revolver 1836 - Daniel Buck
Telegraph 1837 - Samuel Morse
Manned Glider 1893 - Charles Kinnear
Dynamite 1866 - Alfred Nobel
Cylinder Phonograph 1877 - Thomas Edison
Player Piano 1829 - Edward Leveaux
Electric Light Bulb 1876 - Thomas Edison
Fountain Pen 1884 - Lewis Waterman
Artists, Writers, & Poets Card Set:Â
Edith Corinne
Elsie Rose
W.G. Hoyt
Aldous Bramley
Preston T. Stephenson
Evelyn Miller
Slick Hutton
Laurence Carson
Miss Maud Delancey
Charles ChĂątenay
George Dixie
Richard McCullough
Famous Gunslingers Card Set:Â
Frank Heck
Otis Miller Boys
Jack Hall Gang
Butcher Brothers
Flaco Hernandez
Slim Grant
Landon Ricketts
Black Belle
Billy Midnight
Emmet Granger
Jim "Boy" Calloway
Bart Love
Fauna of America Card Set:
Black Widow Spider
Bloodhound
Bluejay
Catfish
Coral Snake
Grouper
Largemouth Bass
Panther
Parrot
Pheasant
Snapping Turtle
Turkey
Flora of America Card Set:Â
Golden Current
Hummingbird Sage
Oleander Sage
Yarrow
Indian Tabacco
Black Mangrove
Longleaf Pine
Desert Fan Palm
Coastal Redwood
Horse Crippler Cactus
Blazing Star
Carolina Lupine
Gems of Beauty Card Set:
Lelia Stentson
Isabelle Barlow
Hattie Langtry
Isabelle Standish
Maud Engel
Sadie Russell
Geraldine Emerson
Agnes Guyon
Jennie Willetts
Ilga Ulmer
Fay Delaro
Pauline Henderson
Horses Card Set:
American Paint
Appaloosa
Andalusian
American Standardbred
Nokota
Ardennes
Dutch Warmblood
Turkoman
Hungarian Half-bred
Mustang
Thoroughbred
Missouri Fox Trotter
Marvels of Travel Card Set:Â
Packet Ship
Schooner
Camel Caravan
Elephant Carriage
Goat Carriage
Hot Air Balloon
U.S. Frigate
The Showboat
Balener Whaling Vessel
Stagecoach
Steam Locomotive
Velocipede
Prominent Americans Card Set:Â
President Fisher
President Hardin
Lillian Powell
Leviticus Cornwall
JD McKnight
Luther Covington
Harvey Griggs
Henrietta Beatrice Woods
General Quincy Harris
General Cornelius Palmer
Senator Thaddeus Waxman
President Alfred MacAlister
Stars of the Stage Card Set:Â
Laurence Dunn
Louis Durand
Jesse Raymond
Augusta Tremlow
Mabel Potter
Robin Koninsky
Isadore Reid
Irene Grubb
Nettie Palmer
Jim Cobb
Mittie Comstock
Robert Elliot Patchen
Vistas of America Card Set:
New York
Saint Denis
Blackwater
Armadillo
Rio Bravo
The Grizzlies
San Francisco
Tall Trees
Valentine
Chicago
Rhodes
Annesburg
World Champions Card Set:
Greco Roman Wrestler - Percy Wood
Billiards - Edwin A. Rowe
Pugilist - Theobaud Getzin
Oarsman - H.T. Slocum
Cyclist - R.S. Harradon
Walker - E.D. Ewing
Lawn Tennis - Patsey Hill
Weightlifter - William Sleicher
Pigeon Shooting - Edwin Singerly
Skater - Felix Hawley
Hammer Thrower - Capt. Jack Page
Swinger - Axel McCormack
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Moondog - New Amsterdam
From 1997 album "Sax Pax For A Sax"
Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 â September 8, 1999), known as Moondog, was an American musician, composer, theoretician, poet and inventor of several musical instruments. Largely self-taught as a composer, his work drew inspiration from jazz, Classical, native American music, and was strongly rhythmic and contrapuntal, in some ways anticipating the minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
He was blind from the age of 16. Hardin lived in New York City from the late 1940s until 1972, and during this time he could often be found on 6th Avenue, between 52nd and 55th Streets, wearing a cloak and a horned helmet sometimes busking or selling music, but often just standing silently on the sidewalk. He was recognized as "the Viking of 6th Avenue" by thousands of passersby and residents who were not aware of his musical career.
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