Well, I ain't gonna get into the academic part of this discussion 'cause that stuff is way over my head... Too much readin' and writin'...
But, as a blues musican I spend quite a bit of time on stage talkin' about words, phrases which are a large part in folks developin' an appreciation... I also like to show how early black gospel evolved into the blues and remains a part of today's blues music... There are alot of black gospel songs right outta hymnals used in black churches that have become mainstays in the blues... And within those hymns there is that language that needs to be explained...
A good example is the song "Get Right Church" that Mississippi Fred McDowell and others took right ouutta church and into the juke joints... But what does "get right church" mean??? Well, simply, it means doing church right... Like coming outta the church having made thing right with oneself and the Lord... It's like getting an answer right on a test...
Reckon that's about all I'm gonna add at this point... I've all ready gone thru my history here in Mudville about how I became so entrenched in black culture that I'll spare us that testimonial...
As for socially responsible posting, I'll just take a pass... Way over this ol' Africanized hillbilly's head... LOL... I mean, I've allready crossed the line a few times... I will say, however, that I always love going back to Richmond because, unlike this honky (joke) rural area I live in it allows me to interact with black folk and that is like going home... And when I say interact, it's kinda hard to expalin but there's a natural rythum of movement and speech and body language that black folk have that I interternalized a long time ago... It's comforting...