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| From | Ken Kase <kenkase@nighttimes.com> |
| Subject | Re: Top 20, etc. (Nellie McKay) |
| Date | Sat, 08 Jan 2005 13:01:16 -0600 |
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On 1/8/05 12:34 PM, "Bill" <billm45s@verizon.net> wrote:
> At 01:00 PM 1/7/2005 -0600, Ken wrote:
>> Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore and Julie London, it should be noted, did not write
>> their own material. Nellie has precious little in common with these singers.
Now my question is does
> Nellie have anything in common with the singers, I believe Mike Bennett
> referenced, or not? Or was this just another silly comment that dismisses
> those who didn't/don't write their own material (in which case I will
> easily dismiss the above).
>
I was not making a silly little comment about performers who do not write
their own material. I was merely suggesting that such comparisons were, in
my view, off the mark. In addition to my pop stuff, I am also a jazz
musician who has an understanding of the importance of interpretive art. I'm
merely suggesting that McKay is carving out a niche for herself which defies
comparison to these types of singers. I wasn't knocking them or their
contributions, just simply pointing out that when considering McKay's work,
maybe we might broaden our context a little.
--Ken Kase
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