Wesley Britton ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > I remember going to Hannibal on Memorial Day in 1985 and joing in a town party lining > Hill St. Up the hill, a series of rock bands played ZZ Top and the like > while the community sat around in lounge chairs and such and had a great evening > out. I recall thinking, had young Sam Clemens > grown up in the rock era, he'd have been up on that Hannibal stage just like > John Lennon or Keith Richards or the like, playing music > and having a great time. > Just a flash of humor, but never made much of it > until your note. Maybe I was onto something . . . > can you see Twain as a young Elvis? > > the unthinkable > wes britton When I read <i>Was Huck Black?: Mark Twain and African-American Voices</i>, especially when I was reading the passage where it tells about Twain loving and singing African-American songs, I was reminded of young Elvis Presley and Eric Clapton. Although Clapton is not American, he is a white man who loves African- American music. He and Twain sang the same song like "Swing Low, Sheet Chariot." Ryota Iijima [log in to unmask]