A young singer salutes the Navy
Last night I was at a concert by Ruthie Foster, a terrific young R&B singer from Texas — think Norah Jones meets Lyle Lovett, with a bit of Cassandra Wilson and the Blind Boys of Alabama mixed in. In the middle of it she gave a shoutout to the Navy, mentioning that she’d served four ...
Last night I was at a concert by Ruthie Foster, a terrific young R&B singer from Texas -- think Norah Jones meets Lyle Lovett, with a bit of Cassandra Wilson and the Blind Boys of Alabama mixed in. In the middle of it she gave a shoutout to the Navy, mentioning that she'd served four happy years in it. This was the first time I'd heard something like that from a young performer of popular music. It made me think that Jimi Hendrix never gave a shoutout to the 101st Airborne -- but of course he got himself discharged after a year.
Last night I was at a concert by Ruthie Foster, a terrific young R&B singer from Texas — think Norah Jones meets Lyle Lovett, with a bit of Cassandra Wilson and the Blind Boys of Alabama mixed in. In the middle of it she gave a shoutout to the Navy, mentioning that she’d served four happy years in it. This was the first time I’d heard something like that from a young performer of popular music. It made me think that Jimi Hendrix never gave a shoutout to the 101st Airborne — but of course he got himself discharged after a year.
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