"The story of Mark Telesca is proof of the
healing power of music. Diagnosed with lymphoma\, pummeled with chemother
apy\, confined to his home for the better part of a year\, he wrote and se
lf-published a book (Love Music Hate Cancer)\, and then self-produced and
self-released \;Higher Vibrations: Solo Acoustic Blues \;where he
sings his blues with the force of a Mack Truck on a gravel road\, finger-p
icks some absolutely exquisite and complex guitar and thumps that bass on
his own wildly creative songs like &ldquo\;The Electric Chair&rdquo\; and
&ldquo\;Something Just Ain&rsquo\;t Right&rdquo\; which will absolutely ha
unt you. He also instills new life into classic material from the dustbin
of time like Al Green&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;I&rsquo\;m A Ram\,&rdquo\; Robert J
ohnson&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Come On In My Kitchen\,&rdquo\; Blind Willie Johns
on&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning\,&rdquo\; Mississi
ppi Fred McDowell&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Louise&rdquo\; and Leroy Carr&rsquo\;s
&ldquo\;How Long Blues.&rdquo\; I could listen to this guy all day."
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Programs in the Cultural Gems series are free to the Friends of North Regional/BC Library m embers and Broward College students. \; Fee for non-members i s $5 per program. \; \;
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