tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049414276944858688.post487624755355928422..comments2024-02-20T21:17:35.156-08:00Comments on Robert Philen's Blog: Max Roach, 1924 - 2007Robert Philenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09457837427267431889noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049414276944858688.post-77999627898594822132007-08-29T06:05:00.000-07:002007-08-29T06:05:00.000-07:00Obviously, I'd prefer that he were still alive and...Obviously, I'd prefer that he were still alive and making music, and my condolences on their loss to anyone who knew Mr. Roach. I am happy to see that over the past couple weeks that he's been rightly remembered as an important figure in American music - and not just in the specialized jazz press, but in a variety of media outlets: the obituary I linked to in my post was easy to find on yahoo news for a few days after Roach's death without having to do a specific search; Entertainment Weekly published a short obituary; the Democracy Now broadcast you mention; etc. (Thanks for the web address, by the way.)Robert Philenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457837427267431889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049414276944858688.post-77913127384960688142007-08-28T08:10:00.000-07:002007-08-28T08:10:00.000-07:00Democracy Now! devoted Monday's broadcast to Max R...Democracy Now! devoted Monday's broadcast to Max Roach.<BR/>http://www.democracynow.org/index.pl?issue=20070827David Tholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007795241897814374noreply@blogger.com