Leadbelly Under the Volcano
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From a website on Malcolm Lowry’s novel Under the Volcano: “This image of impending doom recurs in the movie at the local theater, ‘Los Manos De Orlac’ or ‘The Hands of Orlac’ — the classic film about a pianist….” Today’s site music, “Good Night, Irene,” by Leadbelly, is for the Diamond Project of the New York City Ballet, named for Irene Diamond, who died January 21. (See entry of that date.) |
See also the obituary of John Browning, pianist, who died January 26.
Historical postscript: Huddie Ledbetter (“Leadbelly”) was, according to some accounts, born on January 21, the date of Irene Diamond‘s death. He died on December 6, the feast day of Saint Nicholas.