Spencer Blues Explosion

Famous quotes containing the words spencer, blues and/or explosion:

    “Whether in the bringing of the flowers or the food
    She offers plenty, and is part of plenty,
    And whether I see her stooping, or leaning with the flowers,
    What she does is ages old, and she is not simply,
    No, but lovely in that way.”
    —Bernard Spencer (1909–1963)

    “It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character.”
    —James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)

    “Moderation has never yet engineered an explosion ....”
    —Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945)