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A Direct Note and Exhortation to Mr. Chris LaFayette

Posted by Newey (A) on November 6, 2015 at 20:38:51

In Reply to: July 27 discussion here posted by Chris from Lafayette on November 5, 2015 at 00:26:43:

Have you ever heard of Brian Cheney?

He was a great man. A musician and later in life, audio manufacturer [sort of like Joe Grado]. He also used to be quite active here. You may search for his many posts on this site.

Mr. Cheney had a long professional career in music, and thus he also posessed many, many stories and in-depth knowledge about music and musicians. I periodically urged him to write memoirs; if not, then to at least post here what he knew. After all, his generation was leaving us. HIS point of view, the experience in music if HIS generation, was fading away. Want to know about performance practice of the 1920s or 30s? Ask someone who was either there, or who learned at the knee and lap of someone who was.

AFAIK, he didn't pursue the former, and only rarely ventured the latter. Sadly, Brian has passed away.

Think about it. The year 1900 - historically - was a mere moment ago. And yet, we've already lost so much first hand information about it. That opens the door to all manner of professional fabricators of history to move in and - FABRICATE. Yes, they're otherwise known as HIPs.

I was a kid during the 1970s. It's only 2015, and already there're HIP mutterings starting about how music of that time was and should be performed. The 1970s!!! With that, the HIPppers are settin [yep - settin] to urinate on our collective shoe and tell us it's raining. Fortunately, I was there, and my memory is crystal clear.

So - I'm not saying anything about your lifespan, but it seems that you, like Mr. Cheney, may also have a cache of experience that you can share. I therefore resolutely urge you to collect, collate - and publish everything - yes EVERYTHING - you've experienced and that you know from your life in music which would be of value, interest, and applied to the greater good of humanity at large. We look to you, CL.
Severius! Supremus Invictus

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