avery r. young @beblk
Inaugural Poet Laureate - Chicago averyryoung.com Chicago, IL Joined June 2013-
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Roy Ayers gave us “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”, a masterpiece that still radiates pure soul decades later.
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Some songs are just perfect—‘Walk On By’ by Dionne Warwick is one of them, and once you hear it, it stays with you all day.
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Did You Know? Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” features one of James Jamerson’s most famous basslines — but when Marvin called Jamerson in to record it, he was so drunk he had to lie on his back to play. He literally recorded the legendary bassline to What’s Going On lying flat…
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Happy birthday, @MrChuckD!
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We’re thrilled to present the 2025 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows, each of whom will receive $50,000—for a combined total of $1.15 million—to lead impactful public poetry programs in their respective communities in the year ahead: poets.org/academy-americ… The…
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Let's go Mayor!!!!!!
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