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Difference between revisions of "Tally B. Washington"
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African-American jazz drummer from the Fritz Leiber's short story "Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee," first published in ''Fantasy & Science Fiction'' vol. 14, no. 5 (May 1958). | African-American jazz drummer from the Fritz Leiber's short story "Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee," first published in ''Fantasy & Science Fiction'' vol. 14, no. 5 (May 1958). | ||
| − | He and his artistic circle accidentally stumble on a rhythm so catchy, it threatens to destabilize civilization. His rhythm becomes a new musical fad called Drum 'n' Drag. | + | He and his artistic circle accidentally stumble on a rhythm so catchy, it threatens to destabilize civilization. His rhythm becomes a new international musical fad called Drum 'n' Drag. When they can't even keep the rhythm from intruding into their thoughts, he and his circle hold a seance and invoke the spirit of Washington's great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (A Dahomey witch doctor) for help. He gives them a counter-rhythm (Tah-''titty-titty-tee''-toe") that acts as an antidote. |
Full name Taliaferro Booker Washington. | Full name Taliaferro Booker Washington. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*https://archive.org/details/Fantasy_Science_Fiction_v014n05_1958-05_PDF/page/n113 | *https://archive.org/details/Fantasy_Science_Fiction_v014n05_1958-05_PDF/page/n113 | ||
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| + | [[Category:1958|Washington, Tally B.]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Short stories|Washington, Tally B.]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Jazz|Washington, Tally B.]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional drummers|Washington, Tally B.]] | ||
Revision as of 11:37, 6 December 2018
African-American jazz drummer from the Fritz Leiber's short story "Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee," first published in Fantasy & Science Fiction vol. 14, no. 5 (May 1958).
He and his artistic circle accidentally stumble on a rhythm so catchy, it threatens to destabilize civilization. His rhythm becomes a new international musical fad called Drum 'n' Drag. When they can't even keep the rhythm from intruding into their thoughts, he and his circle hold a seance and invoke the spirit of Washington's great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (A Dahomey witch doctor) for help. He gives them a counter-rhythm (Tah-titty-titty-tee-toe") that acts as an antidote.
Full name Taliaferro Booker Washington.
