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    How is Leon Russell’s Delta Lady related in name to a 1928 work by the author who penned, “The towers of Zenith aspired above the morning mist; austere towers of steel and cement and limestone…” in 1922?

    Question #110326. Asked by BRY2K. (Oct 29 09 6:16 PM)


    serpa

    		Sinclair Lewis wrote "Babbitt" that starts out with the mentioned words.
    http://www.amazon.com/Babbitt-Sinclair-Lewis/dp/0151104212

    He also penned "The Man Who Knew Coolidge" (1928)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Lewis

    Rita Coolidge became known as "The Delta Lady" and inspired Leon Russell to write a song of the same name for her. It was during this time that she met Kris Kristofferson, and the two married in 1973.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Coolidge


    Oct 29 09, 6:56 PM
    BRY2K

    		Indeed, excellent work as usual, serpa.

    Oct 29 09, 7:06 PM

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