It would have been nice to hear him play some Mississippi blues with Arlo on harmonica. But this never happened. John Newton was the captain of an English slave ship. On one particular trip, something happened to Newton as he looked around at the human captives. He turned the ship around, set the Africans free, and returned to England to write spirituals.
People try to change the world everyday.
He thanked the audience and walked off stage only to return in about 15 seconds for an encore. We'll be here all night. Arlo then smiled, bowed to the standing ovation, and walked off stage as simply as he entered. Copyright 1990 by The Tech. All rights reserved.