Patricia Barber writes: 'Whiteworld' was the first song I wrote after I won the Guggenheim . It’s the only song that isn’t titled with a character – it’s about Oedipus. He was clearly a young, arrogant man who killed his father. I read the Sophocles version of the story: “I came to a juncture of two roads” – the bridge of the song is actually Sophocles verbatim. There, an old man hit him. He not only hit him back but he “had to kill them all.” Given historical and current events, the song wrote itself.
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Patricia Barber writes: 'Whiteworld' was the first song I wrote after I won the Guggenheim . It’s the only song that isn’t titled with a c… read more
Patricia Barber writes: 'Whiteworld' was the first song I wrote after I won the Guggenheim . It’s the only song that isn’t titled with a character – it’s about Oedipus. He wa… read more
Patricia Barber, born in 1955, is an American jazz singer, pianist, and bandleader. She was born in Chicago to parents who were both professional musicians (her father is Floyd "Shim" Barber, a former member of Glenn Miller's Band). She was raised and educated in South Sioux City, Nebraska, and completed high school there. Her music is centered on her singing, in a fairly low register and a traditional bluesy-jazz style, and her piano playing, which is technically accomplished. Her repertoire includes many of her own compositions, but also a selection of standards dra… read more
Patricia Barber, born in 1955, is an American jazz singer, pianist, and bandleader. She was born in Chicago to parents who were both professional musicians (her father is Floyd "Shim&q… read more
Patricia Barber, born in 1955, is an American jazz singer, pianist, and bandleader. She was born in Chicago to parents who were both professional musicians (her father is Floyd "Shim" Barber, a former member of Glenn Miller… read more