Comments on: Mojo’s Cold Shot: John Cephas, 1930-2009 http://popdose.com/mojos-cold-shot-john-cephas-1930-2009/ your daily dose of pop culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:38:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ATM Kid http://popdose.com/mojos-cold-shot-john-cephas-1930-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-42159 ATM Kid Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:50:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=13843#comment-42159 RIP, Mr. Cephas RIP, Mr. Cephas

]]> By: ATM Kid http://popdose.com/mojos-cold-shot-john-cephas-1930-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-26229 ATM Kid Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:50:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=13843#comment-26229 RIP, Mr. Cephas RIP, Mr. Cephas

]]> By: mojo http://popdose.com/mojos-cold-shot-john-cephas-1930-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-25968 mojo Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:28:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=13843#comment-25968 That video is so awesome: "Try to REMEMBER this!" And the twang of 25 amateur acoustic guitarists making the chord. Is it blues in his expression, or the pain of not quite tuned students? That video is so awesome: “Try to REMEMBER this!” And the twang of 25 amateur acoustic guitarists making the chord. Is it blues in his expression, or the pain of not quite tuned students?

]]> By: mojo http://popdose.com/mojos-cold-shot-john-cephas-1930-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-25963 mojo Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:35:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=13843#comment-25963 amen amen

]]> By: JonCummings http://popdose.com/mojos-cold-shot-john-cephas-1930-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-25949 JonCummings Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:00:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=13843#comment-25949 Cephas & Wiggins were fantastic musicians--and great guys as well. They were a frequent presence at the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals, and they played a number of free shows at the Kennedy Center in DC when I worked there. They were committed not just to keeping acoustic blues alive, but to educating kids (and clueless grown-ups) about their predecessors and about the roots of their music.<br><br>They could talk up a storm--which made their shows all the more riveting. They were selfless and generous with their time, and they were one of the acts that made us remember why we were working so hard to bring the arts to the people. Cephas & Wiggins were fantastic musicians–and great guys as well. They were a frequent presence at the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals, and they played a number of free shows at the Kennedy Center in DC when I worked there. They were committed not just to keeping acoustic blues alive, but to educating kids (and clueless grown-ups) about their predecessors and about the roots of their music.

They could talk up a storm–which made their shows all the more riveting. They were selfless and generous with their time, and they were one of the acts that made us remember why we were working so hard to bring the arts to the people.

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