What accounts for the staying power of this icon of popular culture? How do Dylan’s songs of social criticism avoid the traps of helpless pathos and useless rage to achieve their powerful effects?
Professor of Humanities at Boston University Christopher Ricks explores the poetry in Bob Dylan’s songs.
Henry “Pistol” Bow Mason pitched in the Negro Leagues for the great Kansas City Monarchs and also in the Majors with the Phillies. Here he shares his experiences of playing baseball in America, playing alongside such greats as Satchel Page, Willy Mays, and Jackie Robinson.
Recorded 3/11/2000
In 1951, after completing high school, Mason left Marshall, Missouri, and headed to Kansas City, where he was offered a tryout with the Kansas City Monarchs. Club manager Buck O’Neil was so impressed with Mason that he signed him with the team. On opening day in 1952, Mason hurled 16 amazing innings to defeat the Philadelphia Stars 3-2.
Henry “Bo” Mason, 88, of Henrico, VA, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2020.