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By: The Top 10 in Christian Blues - #6 and #5 « The Blah Blah

The Top 10 in Christian Blues - #6 and #5 « The Blah Blah — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:55:52 +0000

[...] I first heard about Doug Burr here and have been hooked on him ever since. His alternative country, blues, folk style is really great. Check out his MySpace for some samples of his new songs. The song I have here, “Ain’t Got No Chains,” is a good update of the old slave spirituals, which led to our modern blues music genre. [...]

By: Brent Jeffrey Thomas

Brent Jeffrey Thomas — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:02:22 +0000

Thank you for introducing readers to the work of Mr. Fujimura.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:17:46 +0000

This link might be the same as the missing Forbes story you referenced:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19833395/

WORLD Magazine named Fujimura their “Daniel of the Year” in 2005. Read the full article. I found his story inspiring, particularly the account of him being trapped in a subway under the WTC on 9/11, and then the way he responded to that dark day in art. He reportedly e-mailed this to his artist friends,

“Create we must, and respond to this dark hour. The world needs artists who dedicate themselves to communicate the images of Shalom. Jesus is the Shalom.”

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:11:00 +0000

I am also an admirer of Fujimura’s. It’s encouraging to see a man of faith, such as yourself, promote the arts. As an art teacher/artist who is a Christian, it’s sad that I often come in contact with others who view what I do as “weird”, frivolous and the like. Thaanks for the great Friday posts!