Mose Allison, where have I been?

We've seen more performers than you could shake a stick at over the last few weeks. One of the real standouts for me, and someone I (how is it possible?) only knew as a name before, was Mose Allison (wiki). I be blown away. Lori was a fan in the before times. I've been listening, the last few days, to a 1964 compilation - total wow. Everything sounds like it was written this morning. Maybe tomorrow morning. NPR profile here. Youtube here.

I can't believe the things I've seen
I wonder bout some things I've heard
Everybody's crying mercy
When they don't know the meaning of the word