Daily Dose of Protest: Inflation – Earnest Jackson and Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux
Music is often an outlet for songwriters to express their political and personal frustrations. That was the case with the New Orleans singer-songwriter Earnest Jackson, who in 1975 composed the song “Inflation” in response to being adversely affected by the high cost of living. He collaborated with the instrumental funk band Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux, to record the […]
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